APISAA HERITAGE MONTH

Dr. Shaun Harper delivers keynote address at this year’s Equity Research Symposium

WHAT YOU MISSED:

A quick look at the headlines in and outside of NC State

NC State doctoral candidate organizes training for women in firefighting

Jennifer Fawcett, an NC State forestry extension associate and doctoral candidate in agriculture and extension education, planned and coordinated the 2023 Women-in-Fire Prescribed Fire Training Exchange, a 12-day wildland fire operations training course. The training included six burns with a total of 1,419 acres burned in eastern North Carolina, and provided an opportunity to learn more about fire management.

SOURCE: NC STATE NEWS

Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget seeks to expand NC Zoo

The Radar

Events to keep an eye on for the week of March 23

READY, SET, GO!

Thursday, March 23, 6-7:30 p.m.

TALLEY STUDENT UNION 3222 Free

Grab four friends and join the Black Students Board for a scavenger hunt throughout Talley. You’ll bond with your peers, learn about the history of NC State and maybe even win some prizes.

HOT POT

Friday, March 24, 6-8 p.m

111 LAMPE DR., ROOM 353

$5

Opinion

Gov. Roy Cooper’s proposed budget requests over $4.8 million in recurring funds and $1.4 million in nonrecurring funds to expand the North Carolina Zoo and open its first new continent area since 1994. The original plan for the zoo in the ‘60s and ‘70s was to include sections in the park for all seven continents, and Asia is expected to open in 2026. It will have tigers, komodo dragons, king cobras and Chinese giant salamanders.

SOURCE: N&O

Los Angeles school workers go on three-day strike

More than 60,000 workers — including teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and support staff — at Los Angeles Unified School District went on strike Tuesday due to contentious wage negotiations. The district, which is the nation’s second-largest school district, closed schools for 422,000 students. The strike is expected to last three days.

SOURCE: USA TODAY

Study reveals the pandemic did not affect global happiness

A study published on March 20, the International Day of Happiness, revealed people did not report being more unhappy during the pandemic than in the years beforehand. Participants were asked to rate their happiness during each year on a scale of one through 10 through a Gallup poll. Results also found feelings of positive social support were twice as strong as feelings of loneliness.

SOURCE: SKY NEWS

Celebrate diverse Asian culture with a buffet of broth, noodles and toppings provided by the Japan Club, KoreanAmerican Student Association and the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers.

VIET NIGHT:

Saigon

UNDER THE STARS

Saturday, March 25, 7-9 p.m.

STEWART THEATRE, TALLEY STUDENT UNION

Free

Join the Vietnamese Student Association for their annual spring event, Viet Night, featuring live performances.

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARCADE: BIPOC REPRESENTATION IN GAMING

Wednesday, March 29, 1-3 p.m.

FISHBOWL FORUM, D.H. HILL JR. LIBRARY Free

In the next installment of Raiders of the Lost Arcade, University Libraries will dive into games that excel in diverse representation, allowing players to see themselves in the characters they control.