Eye on the Triangle

This week we have Gavin Stone reporting on the trial to determine if North Carolina’s Republican leadership passed a bill with the intent to suppress voter populations.

Later, we’ll get into the 52 million dollar deal that the city of Raleigh made to establish a destination park to improve mental health treatment across the state.

After, Kevin Kronk talks with university recreation officials to find out about the changes coming to Carmichael.

This week we have a story about how Abdul Malik Abu, a starting forward on the NC State Basketball team, continues to play and practice on the court during Ramadan the Muslim fasting holiday by Zack Tanner.

A review of mewithoutyou’s new album pale horse by Nathan Forbes and read by Coleen Kineen-Ferguson.

Gavin Stone has a story for freshmen about deciding which major to pick.

Kevin Kronk talks with DJ’s at WKNC about what they’re currently listening too, and finally I have a story about the archives from the cooperative extension.

Michaela O’Connor interviews Shevaun Neupert about argument mentality, pre-argument stressors.

Rachel Smith talks with NC State students about their experiences at Bonnaroo.

Inez Nicholson offers helpful tips and resources for preventing the freshman 15.

Kevin Kronk discusses the importance of picking up a book.

Kaitlin Montgomery discusses the myths and legends of NC State University.

Ian Grice takes a look at the available resources at the new Makerspace in the D.H. Hill library.

Michaela O’Connor interviews Shevaun Neupert about argument mentality, pre-argument stressors.

Rachel Smith talks with NC State students about their experiences at Bonnaroo.

Inez Nicholson offers helpful tips and resources for preventing the freshman 15.

Kevin Kronk discusses the importance of picking up a book.

Kaitlin Montgomery discusses the myths and legends of NC State University.

Ian Grice takes a look at the available resources at the new Makerspace in the D.H. Hill library.

For this edition of Eye on the Triangle we had the team that placed second in the Code+Art Challenge with the music visualizer. So what is it? Code+Art was sponsored by Christie Digital for students to create large-scale data-driven generative artwork. The music visualizer was displayed in Hunt Library and the team had an article published in the CMJ. The team consisted of Cameren Dolecheck, Harrison Wideman, Colin Keesee, Neal Grantham and Dylan Stein.

Nick Savage and Michaela O’Connor went to the East Coast Gaming Conference to discover what’s new in the world of gaming, graphics, and virtual reality.

We continue our breakaway from tradition with another live discussion! This week features members of the numerous Native American groups on NC State’s campus. Join us as the students explain the reasoning and progress with the move to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day on NC State’s campus.

We continue our breakaway from tradition with another live discussion! This week features students and faculty involved with the Student Short Film Showcase. Guests include Dr. Sara Stein, an associate professor in communication who teaches a film class at NC State, and Marc Russo, a senior multimedia specialist in art & design, and he teaches a class that focuses on animation. Students participating in the showcase joined us as well. They are Aaron Cook, Jennifer Stilley, Donna Salberg, Alyssa Barrett, and Margo Jordan.

We have an episode with a unique format that we rarely employ: a live discussion. Guests in the studio include NC State student Yvonne, who is WKNC’s own Promotions Director, a volunteer, and an advocate for women’s health rights. Joining her is Justine, a student at NC State and the co-president of the on-campus Pack For Choice organization. The discussion takes listeners through an explanation of the resources available to both students and non-students in the Triangle area and throughout North Carolina. Misconceptions are also covered, and the goals and actions of Pack for Choice and NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina are also mentioned.

We have a discussion with the North Carolina executive director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, who is seeking to heighten peoples’ awareness of the need to plan safely this holiday season.