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Found 28 events matching "protest"

11/25/2014
Blackout protest held

Students protested the Mike Brown verdict in Ferguson, MO, at the Free Expression Tunnel along with Blackout protests nationwide. On December 1st, students held a "Walkout" protest and marched from the Court of North Carolina to the Brickyard.

04/30/1963
Protest held over racial segregation

A group of NC State students joined with students from Shaw University to protest racial segregation policies in effect at the State Theater on Salisbury Street.

01/13/1939
Protest held over tuition increases

The student body gathered in Thompson Gymnasium to protest proposed tuition fee increases. The increases were $85 to $125 for North Carolina residents and $180 to $225 for out-of-state students.

04/13/1973
Students participated in Tuscarora protest

NC State students participated in a march to the State Capitol with Tuscarora Indians. The Technician reported they were protesting changes in Robeson County schools, lack of federal recognition, and the state's misidentification of Tuscarora as Lumbee. The Tuscarora protestors spent the night at the Baptist Student Center before marching to the State Capitol.

03/2012
"Ides of March" protest held

Students and alumni marched from the Bell Tower to the capital district to protest an upcoming amendment to North Carolina's constitution, which proposed legally banning gay marriage in the state. The event was called "Ides of March."

01/18/2003
Students participated in antiwar protest

Students from NC State and other Raleigh colleges took a bus to Washington DC to protest the US entering into a war with Iraq.

Included in Student Activism
09/08/2017
Students held “defend DACA” protest

In response to a US government decision to end the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy, NC State students organized a protest in downtown Raleigh.

Included in Student Activism
05/7/1970
Vietnam and Kent State protest held

NC State students held a convocation on the Brickyard in the aftermath of U.S. expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia, and the death of four Kent State University students in Ohio. The following day, nearly 6,000 students from NC State and other colleges protested by marching on the State Capitol.

08/29/2005
Greek life held protest against Technician

Members of NC State’s Greek life staged a protest on Harris Field in response to a Technician article entitled “Sorostitutes are weak and wounded – and they are everywhere.” Members of the African American Student Advisory Council attended to protest the same columnist's article "Not everything on campus is worth your time,” which criticized the ACLU and affirmative action policies.

Included in Student Activism
10/15/2011
Students participated in "Occupy Raleigh" protest

NC State students participated in a multi-day protest by “Occupy Raleigh” outside of the NC Capitol. Student speakers at the event criticized US economic and social policy and called for reforms.

Included in Student Activism
10/27/1988
First "Take Back the Night" march held

NC State's first annual "Take Back the Night" march and rally was held to protest violence against women.

1995
Taiwanese students protested

Taiwanese students at NC State held a protest and sit-in demonstration in response to sociopolitical events involving Taiwan, China, and the United States.

04/21/1997
Students and faculty marched for Schenck Forest

NC State students and faculty marched from the Brickyard to the Governor's Mansion to protest a proposed road through Carl Alwin Schenck Memorial Forest.

Included in Student Activism
05/01/2013
Students and faculty protested budget cuts

NC State students and faculty marched from the Memorial Belltower through downtown Raleigh to protest a proposed $125 million budget cut to the UNC System.

Included in Student Activism
05/30/2020
Students protested police violence

After the murder of George Floyd, NC State students participated in a demonstration in front of the NC Capitol Building to protest police violence against African Americans.

Included in Student Activism
11/06/2011
Students protested Keystone XL Pipeline

“Occupy NCSU” organized two buses to transport students to a Washington DC protest against the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. They joined thousands at demonstrations in Lafayette Park and near the White House.

Included in Student Activism
10/02/1990
Students and faculty staged study-in

Around 600 students, faculty, and staff participated in an all night study-in at Hill Library to protest budget cuts made by the NC General Assembly that affected library hours and student resources.

Included in Student Activism
1987
Anti-Apartheid march organized

Student Government organized a march to protest NC State's financial involvement in South Africa. The anti-apartheid march began outside the African American Cultural Center and ended at the Memorial Tower. Approximately 75 students participated in the march.

10/16/1989
Students protested Playboy photographer

A photographer from Playboy magazine visited campus to recruit NC State students as models for the April 1990 edition. Students from the Women’s Resource Coalition organized a demonstration outside of his hotel to protest Playboy's presence on campus.

Included in Student Activism
04/1972
Students organized Vietnam War rally

Over 1,000 students marched down Hillsborough Street from campus to the State Capitol to protest the Vietnam War. The students staged a rally on the capitol steps in response to the U.S. bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong in North Vietnam.