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Letter from the editor
THISISSUE 3 POLICY UPDATE
The future of expression on campus
4 BLACKADEMICS Hello lovely people, Now that the south is remembering once again that winter is a thing, I hope you’re all staying warm and washing your hands, because the flu is also a thing. And carrying lotion, because cold plus frequent hand washing equals ash for days. Anyway, this issue is a mix of some pretty cool stuff. As we all know, Black History Month is upon us, so we wanted to make sure everyone knew about the awesome events happening on campus to celebrate and commemorate Black Excellence. One of the biggest obstacles to black excellence through American history has been the absence of or infringement on our basic human rights. One of these rights is free speech, including of course, protest. Last issue, we introduced a policy to you all that could affect the way protests and free speech are handled on campus in the future. This week, we wanted to see if we could clarify a few things about that. Like most legal stuff, it’s long and vague, so we turned to campus officials to see if they could shed some light. We also have a Blackademics on Dr. Elan Hope, who’s doing some amazing research on children and “critical consciousness,” which is just as cool as it sounds. Centerspread, you’ll also find a powerful opinion on solidarity with our sanctuary seeking brothers and sisters. This past weekend saw the Sanctuary Everywhere rally, but what it didn’t see was a huge NC State presence. One of our writers talks about the importance of all of us standing together. To go along with that, we have some pretty great photos on the last page, so don’t recycle the paper without taking a look. Lastly, with Black History Month upon us, and the imminent release of the best superhero movie to ever hit the face of the planet, you know we have to do a little something something. So head to our Facebook, Twitter, or comment on this letter on our website, thenubianmessage.com, and tell us who your black NC State Superhero is. You just might find yourself, and your hero in an upcoming issue. Now that I’m done being a commercial, enjoy the issue! Love, Anahzsa
Dr. Elan Hope
5 SANCTUARY RALLY
Students need to do more to help
5 BLACK HISTORY MONTH A preview of events for BHM
7 #NCSUMETOO Why haven’t we joined the movement?
8 SANCTUARY EVERYWHERE Photos from the Sanctuary rally
The Sentinel of the African -American Community at N.C. State Since 1992. Anahzsa Jones
Editor-in-Chief
Cover Photo by Kaydee Gawlik Aaron Sanchez Guerra, a fourth-year studying English, raises his fist while leading a chant during Sanctuary Everywhere, starting at the Wake County Justice Center and ending at the North Carolina State Capitol in support of immigrant rights, Saturday, Jan. 27. The quote on the back of his shirt reads “What doesn’t kill me feeds me.“
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Campus Representatives React to new Free Speech Policy
Casey johnson Correspondent
Adam Schmidt/Staff Photographer Students begin to gather in the Talley atrium during the blackout on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016 As they entered, students sang “Life Every Voice and Sing.” After forming a circle around the NC State seal on the floor of the atrium in Talley Student Union, the students began a die-in, and laid down to stage a form of protest in response to recent police shootings in Tulsa and Charlotte.
University administrators are saying the new free speech guidelines will not cause major changes to NC State, although the student body president has concerns on how it will be implemented. The University of North Carolina Board of Governors adopted Policy 1300.8, which changes how protests on campus are dealt with inside the UNC system, on Dec. 15, 2017. Policy 1300.8 states that activity and expression are permitted as long as they do not “materially and substantially disrupt” functioning. Student Body President Jackie Gonzalez explained, “The whole purpose of the policy, in the eyes of the Board of Governors, is for my opinions and beliefs to not undermine yours. And everyone has a right to share those opinions.” The fourth-year studying political science said, “However, the policy itself, and I’m not the only one critical of this, is a little too vague for me. People across the country share this same opinion.” Gonzalez, who previously called the policy a “potential hindrance of students’ rights,” said that the reaction to the first incident to arise will set the precedent for for all others. “People pay attention to it,” she said. “Is this policy being executed in the right way? Can we trust the process and trust the system to know that this policy isn’t going to
hurt students? I feel confident that at NC State it won’t. “Other institutions don’t have the capabilities and resources [that NC State has] yet. And that’s something that other student body presidents and I talked about: We felt that it was unfair for the UNC system to push a policy like this without first providing a similar structure for the whole UNC system,” she said. Vice Chancellor Mike Mullen commented, “This is not the first policy that, over a long number of years, that the system has put in place that the campuses have had to adopt. From a procedural perspective, it’s not anything that we haven’t done before, whether it’s aligning our student codes of conduct or our processes around Title IX issues. From that perspective, it doesn’t concern me.” Mullen said, “This particular policy was put in place to somehow, at the system level, say what we already say at the university level: that we value free speech and that no matter what your opinion or where you’re coming from, whether you’re on one side of an issue or the other, you should have the right to have a forum for that. Gonzalez, however, is still unclear on what exactly counts as a disruption. She said, “One of the things that we students and student body presidents were nervous
about was: What constitutes a substantial disruption? Who says it’s a disruption? Is it the person that reports it? Is it the body that hears the case? Is it the chancellor? Or another administrator? These questions weren’t thoroughly addressed. We won’t know until the first situation arises.” “NC State had a huge die-in last year. Would that constitute a substantial disruption?” she said. “Are you going to go after the 200 plus students that laid in Talley for a disruption?” Mullen says no. “A permit was obtained. Nobody was disrupted there,” he said. “Talley knew it was going to be happening. Everything that happened with the die-in was well within what we would expect.” Thomas Hardiman, director of the Office of Student Conduct, said, “From a student’s perspective at NC State, examples from our Code of Student Conduct which could fall under this description may include: 10.5(b): Conduct that disrupts, interrupts, or attempts to force the cancellation of any University-sponsored activity or authorized non-University activity, including educational activities, meetings, ceremonies, scheduled events, essential University processes, and authorized solicitation activities. 10.5(c): Obstruction that unreasonably interferes with freedom of movement or safe passage, either pedestrian or vehicular, on University premises. These are two examples and do not represent the wide range of factors or actions that could constitute a ‘material or substantial disruption’ under this policy.” Each individual university in the UNC system will determine consequences for this behavior. Under this policy, disruptive students could be suspended or expelled and faculty may be dismissed. “I am concerned that they seem like harsh sanction,” Mullen said. “I do think that anything, except in the most egregious of cases, leading to suspension and/or expulsion is too much. We already have a provision for that and, in my view, if something rises to that level, it means there was violence involved and that takes to a different part of the student code. Simply demonstrating or being in a protest, for that to ever rise to the level of suspension, I don’t agree with that. “We’ll have to see how this plays out in practice as opposed to in theory,” he said.
Hardiman said on Student Conduct’s process for determining the appropriate sanction for this type of offense, “We are going to consider the harm caused by the actions, the intent and deliberation involved in the execution of the behavior, the existence of any prior misconduct on the part of the student or student organization, the equitable treatment for same or similar violations, and the student or student organizations demonstrated understanding of their actions and the impact on the community.” Gonzalez said, “I feel very confident in our process here in the fact that we have a very strong student conduct board. And we have very strong administrators and advisors that make sure every student has their due process. “It’s important for students to be paying attention to higher education across the country. This policy was mirrored from another one in Wisconsin,” she said. “It’s definitely brought awareness to all the UNC institutions in the fact that the Board of Governors is a governing body; they are to do what they feel is best for all 17 institutions,” she said. “And I think we are recognizing now that the Board of Governors are there and passing these policies. And that’s something students should be aware of. I do my best to go to every Board of Governors meeting.” “I try to do my best to share information that I think is pertinent to the students,” she said. “I think it’s important for students to be aware when they’re voting, looking at policies, seeing those policies trickle down. Don’t start paying attention when it comes to NC State. It’s important to be critical of higher education at every level.” “We don’t believe this policy will change much here on our campus,” Mullen said. “Our own policies fit right in line with what’s in here in terms of access to space for speech, in terms of how people gain access to spaces. The fact that we can regulate who speaks where based on time, space and manner so it doesn’t negatively affect the academic mission of the university. Those are all things we’ve always had in place.” “As time goes by,” he continued, “this will end up filtering back to the system and that may mean the system changes their policies or refines them as we see how it goes.”
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Blackademics: Dr. elan hope Meet the professor striving to understand experiences of marginalized youth in education and society. kennysha woods Staff Writer “I came to NC State because I saw a job announcement,” Dr. Elan Hope said. “They said they were looking for a psychologist and somebody who studied community. They were particularly interested in someone who may study marginalized groups and issues of oppression. This is what I do, so I said, ‘Okay, this might be a good place for me!’” Since August 2015, Dr. Hope has been an assistant professor of psychology at NC State. Her education was dedicated to psychology and education. Dr. Hope earned bachelor’s degrees in psychology and Spanish from Smith College, a master’s in psychology from the University of Michigan, and PhDs in psychology and education, also from the University of Michigan. But at the start of her undergraduate career, Dr. Hope studied engineering. “I took 39 credits of engineering my first year,” she said. “It was a little much, a bit ambitious, and I realized I didn’t like it. I wanted to do something a little different with my time and with my classes.” So she went to a psychology professor to figure out what she could do with a psychology degree. He told her she could do anything—even figure out why people do what they do. So she began studying psychology. Her curiosity in education sparked from her observations of her life. “I got interested in education because that’s where I saw disparities,” she said. “I saw that, on my college campus, black students were underrepresented. Latino students were underrepresented. I saw that from my high school experiences, kids who came from the same backgrounds, the same neighborhoods, had very different trajectories. So I wanted to know what were some of the factors that were influencing that.” These observations drive the research that Dr. Hope conducts today. Alongside the undergraduate and graduate students of the Hope Lab, she investigates the intersection of academics, activism, psychological well-being and racial identity, focusing on black youth’s experiences of these factors. “We really look at processes and mechanisms that either support or deter well-being for marginalized youth,” Dr. Hope said. “We try to see what are some internal factors, within the person, and what are some contextual factors, things in the environment, that make things worse or make things better.” One of the Hope Lab’s current projects is the Middle School Civics Project. They’re assessing critical consciousness in black middle school students in midwest America. They interviewed these middle school students, collecting data about the students’ awareness of oppressive systems. Dr. Hope explained: “There’s a theory called critical consciousness that says people who are under oppressive circumstances need to investigate them—need to think about, learn about, talk about what the systems are that oppress them. Through that learning and understanding,
Alex zachman/Staff Photographer Dr. Elan Hope is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology. Her lab’s primary research focus is at the intersection of education, civic engagement, and early childhood development. Originally From DC, Dr. Hope has made Raleigh her home since 2015. students dropping out. they’ll be best able to act in resistance. So we asked middle Ultimately, Dr. Hope and her students want their reschool students, ‘What are the problems in your commusearch to spark positive change. “If you’re no more or less nity? What’s going on? Who do you think is responsible, and who’s responsible to fix it?’ We were really trying to get likely for any of these negative outcomes, then our work is done,” she said. at how do middle school students understand systems of But until their work is done, Dr. Hope offers three pieces oppression.” of advice marginalized youth can use to navigate life on They found that children as young as 12 years old can campus: understand these systems. “They don’t have the language One, begin with the end in mind. “No matter what barto talk about it like a college student might,” Dr. Hope said, riers might exist at any university, no matter what barriers “but they can talk about the government, the politicians, the economic systems, and see how that impacts their lives. might exist in our local government and national government, keep the end goal in mind and strive towards that They can also talk about individuals and how individuals goal.” Dr. Hope credits her mentor, Dr. Robert Jagers of the may make poor decisions, but when they interact with University of Michigan, for this advice. these systems that are structured against them, they can Two: resistance. “That can be resistance in excelling in have even more negative effects.” your school work, in participation in student government, Next, Dr. Hope and her team will assess the role of through mentoring in the local community,” Dr. Hope said. parental socialization in these children’s understanding of home, school and the world. This project may be published “However your skill set matches up, keep resisting.” And finally, self-care. “Take care of yourself because later this year. [having] the end in mind and the resistance won’t matter if Other projects they’re working on assess the relationship you’re gone.” between racial identity and activism and study the factors relating to the increased risk of black and Latino college
opinion
It Takes a Village to Change the World A rally advocating for the Sanctuary Movement in North Carolina was held in Downtown Raleigh on January 27, Yesenia 2018. The rally Jones was lead and Staff Writer organized by a student group, Wolfpack Students for Immigrant Rights and Equality, also known as SIRE. However, NC State students at the rally were significantly outnumbered by community leaders and students from other schools. The lack of NC State students present became evident as everyone mingled together at the starting point of the march and the rally’s final location at the North Carolina State Capitol. In overheard conversations throughout the rally, participants could be heard saying that they were students at Wake Technical Community College or East Carolina University Alumni, were community activists or simply there in support of a friend. But rarely did I hear someone, besides the rally organizers and volunteers, say that they were a student at NC State. The lack of solidarity and support from the Wolfpack for this issue and their fellow student leaders is disheartening. In case you don’t know, the Sanctuary movement is essentially a political campaign to provide sanctuary for undocumented immigrants who have received an order of deportation. Those needing sanctuary are normally housed in churches and supported by community members.
Today there are currently four known people in sanctuary here in North Carolina. Their names are Jose Chicas, Samuel Oliver-Bruno, Juana Ortega and Eliseo Jimenez. In order for undocumented immigrants to thrive in a sanctuary environment, large amounts of support from the community is necessary. People in sanctuary are unable to drive, due to restrictions around driver’s license for undocumented immigrants. Therefore, they need people to bring them food. Some of their other needs include tutors for their children, medical assistance, legal assistance, supplies delivered to them at their place of sanctuary and help keeping their family members afloat while they are seeking refuge. NC State is a university with plentiful resources that could make a tremendous impact on the lives of undocumented immigrants seeking refuge from deportation. Our resources and our ability to stand together as a united wolfpack can be seen through the excitement and support for our men’s basketball team as we defeat long time rivals, the Tar Heels. I would like to see this same energy, support and excitement bring us together as a united wolfpack to make a difference in our community. There are approximately 40 DACA recipients at NC State, which means that many of the parents and family members of your classmates may be undocumented and in need of sanctuary. This is not an issue that can afford to be ignored by those who are privileged enough to come from a family of natural-born citizens or that do not know the fear
that comes with having a parent who is facing deportation. Sanctuaries and Sanctuary Cities are currently under attack due to harmful legislation. On his fifth day in office, Donald Trump released an executive order that aims to put an end to sanctuaries. The executive order called for a crack down on local governments who do not comply with the federal government’s laws around immigration. This means that undocumented immigrants across the nation who are attempting to seek refuge are more vulnerable and at a higher risk of detainment than ever. These vulnerable people in our community need our help. While I understand that many students cannot fit volunteering into their schedule, it is important that we at least raise awareness around the need for community support for people in sanctuary. If NC State students at large took the time to simply raise awareness around this issue, they could help increase the number of churches willing to provide sanctuary. As I think of the current apathy on campus towards social justice issues, I cannot help but think of Martin Niemöller, a Protestant pastor during the Nazi takeover of Germany. He stated, “First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”
For photos of this event, see page 8 and TheNubianMessage.com
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Black history month Preview Keilah davis Managing Editor This February, NC State will celebrate Black History Month with the theme “Reclaiming Our Time: Solidifying Our Existence in the Wake of Resistance.” According to the calendar, signature programs will be titled “Reclaiming Our ______,” with a word that “directly connects to how we will take ownership of our experiences and counter-storytelling throughout the month.” Thursday, February 1 Reclaiming Our Space: Kickoff Event Talley Lobby | 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Multicultural Student Affairs and student organizations will host the kickoff to Black History Month with music and information on this month’s events. Friday, February 16 Reclaiming Our Bodies: R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Talley 5210 | 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Hosted by the Women’s Center, this event will highlight the realities of Black Womyn. Friday, February 16 Politics of Black Hair Exhibit Women’s Center | 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. A preview and opening reception will be held in the Women’s Center. The exhibit will be featured in the African American Cultural Center throughout February. Thursday, February 22 Exploring the Intersections of Black Queer Identity Talley 4101 | 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The GLBT Center is hosting a panel discussion to explore topics of identity, systemic oppression and activism. Saturday, February 24 Blacks in Wax Museum Witherspoon Student Center | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. This annual live museum will cover all 3 floors of Witherspoon.
For a full calendar of events, visit go.ncsu.edu/bhm.
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Why hasn’t #MeToo come to NC State #MeToo is a phenomenon that is taking over the globe, from #Yoweshi in China to the hills of Bollywood and Mollywood, where South Asian women are challenging the sexist practices of the film industry. Shawn The hashtag started Fredericks in the U.S. in 2017 with Staff Writer actress Alyssa Milano. Milano called for survivors of sexual assault and harassment to come forward and share their stories. The MeToo movement was created by a black woman and activist Tarana Burke and has lead to the uprooting of powerful men in the workplace and calls for more attention to the issue of sexual misconduct. Here in North Carolina, specifically in Wake County, several organizations that service survivors have seen an increase in survivors seeking assistance. As reported by InterAct of Wake County, which offers domestic and sexual assault services, the county has seen an increase of seventy percent of sexual assault because of the #MeToo movement. The #MeToo wave has touched our college campuses as well. UNCW recently held a #MeToo panel discussion about the inception of the movement and its implication. What is more important is the institutional support behind their event. The event had representatives from Centro Hispano, the Watson College of Education, the department of History, and the director of UNC Wilmington’s Collaboration for Assault and Response Education [CARE] . The only NC State entity that has held programming on campus surrounding #MeToo is a student organization. UNCChapel (and I will say “Go Heels” for this) is actually reevaluating its sexual assault policies because of the #MeToo movement, as reported by the News & Observer. This poses a very critical and crucial question: Why hasn’t NC State joined #MeToo? This campus is 30,000 large. Why aren’t there more sexual assault cases coming into the light? What is keeping survivors from
reporting the violation inflicted on them? What about NC State is keeping survivors suffering in the shadows and withholding justice to their offenders? All of these are rhetorical questions that I do not have the answer to. However, this is a problem the campus needs to address. Our society has oppressed women, especially women of color, from politicizing their bodies to promoting and maintaining a culture that encourages sexual misconduct and violence against them. I can say without a doubt that our society is sick; it is need of treatment and a part of that treatment is the #MeToo movement. Women of color are very susceptible to sexual violence and misconduct, and oftentimes their experiences go underrepresented in these movements. Let us not forget that most sexual assault done against African-American women goes unreported. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, US Department of Justice, for every African-American woman that reports her rape, at least 15 African-American women do not report theirs. African-American women, however, are not a holistic representation of the injustices of women in color. There are other outward injustices inflicted on Asians, Latinas and Native Americans. In a study conducted by the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence, 47 percent of Cambodians interviewed said they knew of a woman who experienced domestic violence. According to The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, 34.4 percent of Hispanic women experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. This report was published in 2017. Native American women are often left out of the conversation as well, despite the fact that they face proportionally much more violence than other racial minorities. The National Violence Against Women Survey found that Native American/Alaskan Indian women and men report higher rates of intimate partner violence than women and men from other minority backgrounds. According to the National Institute of Justice, 56.1 percent of American Indian
When I look at these numbers, I am appalled, not just at the fact that a person was violated, but also at the fact that a campus with 19 residence halls and five apartments has egregiously low numbers. and Alaska Native women have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime. While acknowledging the historically and very current oppression of women, sexual misconduct also affects other groups, especially the LGBTQ+ community. Homosexual and bisexual men and women report rates of sexual violence equal or higher than those of heterosexuals. According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, 44 percent of lesbians and 61 percent of bisexual women experience rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner, compared to 35 percent of heterosexual women. These are facts curated from around the nation. However, injustice has been done on our very campus, unsurprisingly. An article published by WRAL presented data on sexual assault on NC State’s campus. The data spanned from 2013 to 2015: Four forcible sex offenses were reported on campus in 2013, four in 2014 and 9 in 2015. During this past summer, three reports of sexual assault came out in the same week at Wolf Village Apartments. Three reports, no arrests and the incidents were swept under the rug. No big speech, no grand statement of pulling this university together to combat sexual violence. No condemnation of people who carry out such vile acts on people’s bodies and, more importantly, no statement of acknowledgment and alignment with the #MeToo movement. When I look at these numbers, I am appalled, not just at the fact that a person was violated, but also at the fact that a campus with 19 residence halls and five apartments has egregiously low numbers. Compare this in the face of the national average where, according to Rape, Abuse
& Incest National Network, among undergraduate students, 23.1 percent of females and 5.4 percent of males experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence or incapacitation. It is time for our campus to wake up. Most sexual assaults are carried out by friends and lovers, not strangers. I mean, on a campus of 30,000, with most of the population living on campus and sharing intimate space with each other, the number of reported assaults amount to less than 100 in a given year. Not surprising when you’re looking at the stats. Only 20 percent of female student victims, age 18-24, report to law enforcement. There is a need for more support for the #MeToo movement on campus. NC State administration needs to express more vocal support to keep up with the national conversation. I will give credit to student organizations that significantly contribute to sexual assault awareness, but those groups can only do so much. My question is more directed towards the administration. Why isn’t there more administrative support for sexual assault and harassment survivors? I would like to encourage all survivors to come forward, to take justice into your hands and let your voices be heard because they are needed. There is a calling around the nation and that call needs to breakthrough into this campus. Administrators, you have an obligation to encourage survivors reporting these crimes and to support them in their healing. As a human being, this obligation is a moral imperative, not an obligation based on a title. The nation is challenging sexual misconduct.
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“Lo que no me mata, me alimenta” What Doesn’t Kill Me, Feeds Me
kaydee gawlik/Staff Photographer The Raleigh gaggle of Raging Grannies sings a spirited song for immigrant rights during Sanctuary Everywhere, Saturday, Jan. 27. Sanctuary Everywhere Raleigh was organized by Wolfpack Students for Immigrant Rights and Equality on behalf of the many immigrants in North Carolina that fear deportation or separation from their families.
kaydee gawlik/Staff Photographer A woman marches alongside others during Sanctuary Everywhere, starting at the Wake County Justice Center and ending at the North Carolina State Capitol in support of immigrant rights, Saturday, Jan. 27. Sanctuary Everywhere Raleigh was organized by Wolfpack Students for Immigrant Rights and Equality on behalf of the many immigrants in North Carolina that fear deportation or separation from their families. Sindy Huang/Staff
Photographer Protesters march from the Wake County Justice Center up to the North Carolina State Capitol building to show their support for immagrants who are facing deportation despite being model citizens during the Sanctuary Everywhere rally on Saturday, Jan 27, 2018. Among the immigrants in the spotlight are Jose Chicas, Samuel Oliver-Bruno, Juana Ortega, and Eliseo Jimenez.
Sindy Huang/Staff Photographer Protesters march from the Wake County Justice Center up to the North Carolina State Capitol building to show their support for immagrants who are facing deportation despite being model citizens during the Sanctuary Everywhere rally on Saturday, Jan 27, 2018. Among the immigrants in the spotlight are Jose Chicas, Samuel Oliver-Bruno, Juana Ortega, and Eliseo Jimenez.