Eye on the Triangle

This week on EOT: In anticipation of the City Council elections next week, Tuesday, October 6th, Mirtha Donastorg highlights the voices trying to involve students in politics. New club, Youth Government Association, is a nonpartisan group in Raleigh informing and energizing students. They don’t care what your political opinions are, just that you have them. We also have a review by Jake Winters of...

This week on EOT: The Wolfpack lost a member of its family last week. Joseph Alexander Banks fell off the eighth floor of Dabney Hall. People gathered together to mourn and remember Joseph the next evening, Tuesday the 15th. Mirtha Donastorg was at the vigil and tells us how the campus community is handling the loss. We also have a movie review of “Catch Me Daddy” by Jake Winters and a review of t...

Tonight, Jake Winters with our weekly movie review on Roy Anderson’s A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence. The third entry in the absurdist comedy “Living Trilogy.” Afterwards, we have the “Community Calendar” by Peter Svizeny and well as “News Beyond the Headlines” brought to us by Saif Hassan

This week we have “What are You Listening To?” with Kevin Kronk, as well as the weather with Jasmine Smith. Later, we will have news updates on “News Beyond the Headlines” by Saif Hassan on clashes between the National Guard and nationals in the Ukraine, as well as the information on political and parliamentary decisions that led up to the riot.

This week we’ve got a report on Glenwood South’s newest saloon, the Raleigh Biergarten. Afterwards, Kevin Kronk will be speaking with Jason Spivey about the renovations happening at Carmichael Gymnasium. Still further on, we have an interview Jay Erskine Leutze, author of Stand Up That Mountain, a book about land conservation in the face of environmental devastation.

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 fi...

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 w...

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 t...

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 t...

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, Harri...

Ian Grice hosts a revamp of the Poetry Corner with poets Gavin Stone and Nicky Vaught. Ten people were arrested in the General Assembly Legislative Building protesting the Republican-led legislature on May 13. The 36th Raleigh arts festival, Artsplosure, expected to “expose” more than 80,000 people to artwork by art that they normally wouldn’t see. Read more in Technician. Listen to all this, plus...

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.

Join us as the professors explain some of the process behind creating these types of pieces, with students offering insight from their own experiences as they relate to the pieces that will be screening in the coming weeks. Catch the Short Film Showcase on February 11th in the Talley Ballroom at 7pm or again in the Hunt Library Auditorium at 7pm on the 19th. More information can be found on the li...

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 o...

We have Michaela’s coverage on a very unique study that links ecology and religion , brought to you from none other than NC State.  Nick brings us coverage on an event next semester that you might want to start preparing for now. Listen to all this, plus our Community Calendar. Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1...

We have a new installation of Selma’s poetry corner, which we would like to note, is now an award-winning segment. Selma’s feature of and response to poetry submitted by an inmate-listener brought her national recognition in the College Media Association’s Pinnacle Awards, announced earlier this month. This week, Selma brought another special guest into the studio. Listen to all this, plus our Com...

This week we also bring you a highlight of a local fashion show featuring local designers, and all of it benefits a good cause. Sara has more. Listen to all this, plus our Community Calendar. Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast. ★ Support this podcast...

We also have a highlight of a very different kind of art contest here at NC State that’s looking to blend coding with creativity to make a lasting impression on passersby in the new Hunt Library.  We have a highlight of a basketball organization here in Raleigh making a real difference in some children’s lives. NC State has its own food pantry, called “ Feed the Pack .” Guest contributor DJ Trilli...

Each Diversity Education Week event has a password that goes with it, and when people attend the event they get the password. If you go to the DEW website and enter the passwords for two events, you are entered into a drawing for some prizes. We here at Eye on the Triangle are happy to be a part of Diversity Education Week, and your listening to this program is not only very much appreciated by ev...

This weekend is a very special skating event taking place here in Raleigh, and contributor Saba brought us coverage on it.  The City of Raleigh has a huge parks referendum coming up, and if you’re not sure what it involves, Michaela has a news brief for you.  Listen to all this, plus news beyond the headlines from Sydney and our Community Calendar. Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another ed...

Contributor Michaela brings a lot of local news for our listeners, including some sustainability talk, NC State’s cybersecurity events this month, and the changes to North Carolina’s voting laws. Listen to all this, plus news beyond the headlines from Sydney and our Community Calendar. Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on W...

We are lucky enough to live here in the Triangle, where we have a very rich local music scene. We had a member of a local band called Mipso in the station, and contributor Jay spoke with him. There’s a lot of great research going on here at NC State, and Nick had the chance to speak with someone involved in breaking developments dealing with liquid metals in our chemical engineering labs.

Michaela has a special interview with Chris Brooks of the North Carolina ACLU  regarding the new voter registration laws taking effect soon. If you’re not sure what it’s all about, have a listen. For the first time this semester, we bring you Poetry Corner! Listen to all this, plus news beyond the headlines from Sydney and our Community Calendar. Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edit...

Next, Michaela has a special report on the new voting registration laws taking effect soon in North Carolina. If you’re not sure whether or not it affects you, have a listen. Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast . ★ Support this podcast ★

Here in the Triangle, we may live in a warm region, but sports like ice hockey are still pretty popular, and NC State has its own team . Apparently that’s news to some people though. Have a listen to our highlight of the NC State ice hockey team. As many students here probably know, NC State Dining puts on lots of events across campus throughout the semester featuring all sorts of different foods....