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Former chancellor dropped from NCSU athletes’ sexual abuse lawsuit

Thirty-one former North Carolina State University athletes have dropped former Chancellor Randy Woodson from the list of defendants in a lawsuit linked to alleged sexual abuse by NCSU’s former sports medicine director.

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NCAA hopes former Ohio State QB’s loss will end ‘Cardiac Pack’ lawsuit

The National Collegiate Athletic Association hopes a recent court ruling against former Ohio State football quarterback Terrelle Pryor will spell the end of a lawsuit from members of North Carolina State University’s 1983 national championship men’s basketball team. Twelve members of the “Cardiac Pack” accuse the NCAA of profiting illegally from players’ names, images, and likenesses for decades.

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NC State drops course requirement, as Trump moves to eliminate DEI in higher ed

In response to the Executive Order, the University of North Carolina System is directing chancellors to review required courses for college students. On February 10th, NC State's provost office notified all students, staff, and faculty via email that the university is suspending the US DEI requirement in accordance with a system-wide memo sent to chancellors at all 17 UNC institutions.

Kerri Carswell

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NCSU ’83 basketball champs drop licensing company from NCAA suit

Members of the 1983 North Carolina State University men’s basketball team are dropping the Collegiate Licensing Company from their lawsuit over unauthorized use of their publicity rights. The suit will continue against the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

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NCSU Board of Trustees passes resolution in support of free speech, institutional neutrality

The North Carolina State University (NCSU) Board of Trustees University adopted a resolution Friday reaffirming the University’s commitment to freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and institutional neutrality. The resolution comes as college campuses around the country, several in North Carolina, experience disruptive protests related to the Israel/Gaza conflict. Chairman of the board, Ed Weisiger...

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Appeals Court to decide whether UNC, NCSU should refund student fees from COVID shutdown

The N.C. Court of Appeals will decide in the weeks or months ahead whether students from N.C. State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill can sue their schools for refunds of student fees. A trial judge ruled in June that the students can move forward with a breach-of-contract claim. NCSU graduate...

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Opinion

Campus divestiture movements diverge on targets

Movements are underway on college campuses nationwide to cause them to "divest" in holdings that support some cause promoters find odious. The campaigns hearken back to those in the 1980s where colleges refused to do business with South Africa because of its policy of apartheid. The most well-known current campaign is the one seeking universities to divest in Israel, but there is another campaign underway to have universities divest in terror.

Jon Sanders
Opinion

The latest dip in the roller-coaster ride of N.C. State’s library improvements

Hours and services will be restored to D.H. Hill Library on the campus of North Carolina State University, school officials have announced. Public pressure, student activism, work between library officials and the provost's office, and the state legislature's joint conference committee budget report all contributed to a restoration of library services, which will be effective Oct. 16.

Jon Sanders