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Laughs all Around The Comedy Show, hosted by The Black Students’ Board, turned out to be a huge success Friday night. Shailese Hardy | Staff Writer North Carolina State University’s Annual Pan-Afrikan Festival is a week dedicated to embracing the African-American culture which many students may not experience while attending a predominantly white institution. The Pan-Afrikan Festival is hosted by the Black Students Board (BSB). The organization hosts events from different cultural organizations that display African American traditions. The annual Pan-Afrikan comedy show has been an event that attracted not only NCSU students, but students from surrounding universities and Raleigh residents as well. This year’s comedians were Nema Williams and Tony Roberts. The show began with comedian Nema William, a Bronx, NY resident. The audience was amused by his jokes about race, family, and real life situations. From having a black girlfriend to being tough, Nema entertained the audience and broke down racial barriers. Nema shared his big-city experiences about New York emphasizing the “local talent” he encounters on the subway and the methods they use to collect charitable donations. The main act was Tony Roberts, a well accredited comedian and resident of Los Angeles, California. Tony’s act included jokes about Greeks, football players, airplane situations, and included some personal roasting sessions. Tony wowed the crowd with a reenactment of a typical club scene and his experience with Omega Psi Phi hopping and disrupting his attempted advances at females. Attendees cried tears with his skit about the invention of Greek calls. Tony engaged the football players while humoring their habits of saving seats between each other stating that “men need space.” Cracking on the size of airplane bathrooms, racial jokes, and even his slick comments about the back stage refreshments kept the crowd entertained. Throughout his act, Tony enjoyed “roasting” audience members, and showing love as well. This year’s comedy show was one to remember, and contributed not only to the connecting of black students on campus, but fighting against the separation of races on campus as well.
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As a sophomore on campus this was her first completed line and fashion show, her fashion line included four cocktail dresses and an evening gown. The color palette of jewel tones complemented the vast amount of detailing and different sewing techniques. The symbolism throughout the line highlighted the beauty and creativity throughout each piece, independently and as a collection. In the intermediate and beyond designer showcase there were eight designers: Caleigh Bridgers “Girls Don’t Cry”, Rasoul Butler “Freedom from Robotics”, Sandy Chen “You Can see Me Nude If You Would Like”, Albert Cobb “Collection inspired by A. McQueen”, Marissa Monroe “The Vintage Hourglass”, Kyle O’Donnell “Global Horizons”, Crystal Pickard “Enchantment, and Jaime Stewart “22nd Century Empress”. Again, the audience favorite and the judges’ vote were awarded to the same person,
Albert Cobb. Albert Cobb is a student at North Carolina Central University and made a lasting impression at this year’s fashion expose. His inspiration came from the works of Alexander McQueen 2009 collection, “Horn of Plenty”. Cobb described his collection as “gothic, bit fetishistic, and very creative.” In his line he used fabrics such as vinyl, patent leather, fleece, garbage bags, duct tape, and aluminum wire to achieve an ‘Haute Couture’ look. His unique sense of style and creativity was indeed noticed and received the highest honors at this year’s fashion expose. President of AATS, Brianna Hill, is a senior majoring in Fashion and Textile Management with a concentration in brand management, stated that she was, “very pleased with the show overall. The technical difficulties were disappointing but that can happen to anyone. I thought the designers and models did a fantastic job, leaving the audience very happy.
This marked the 14th consecutive show of the annual fashion exposé hosted by the African American Textile Society. The exposé provides an opportunity for student designers to showcase their talents and compete for cash prizes.
The show just keeps getting better, and I can’t wait for next years!” Ultimately, the success of this showcase was evident, the expose phenomenal growth and evolution is brilliant.
Joelle Purifoy, a sophomore in fashion and textile management, poses for a quick photo with her grandmother. Purifoy won first place in the novice designer category for both the audience and judge’s pick. | Melvin Moore
Purifoy’s collection included four cocktail dresses and an evening gown incorporating a variety of jewel tones such as sapphire, emerald, and black opal.
Albert Cobb, a student at North Carolina Central University, poses for a photo with his family. Cobb won both fist place in the Intermediate and Beyond Category for the audience pick and judge pick. | Melvin Moore