Eye on the Triangle

This week on EOT: Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews the newest album by G-Star. Jake Winters brings you Snoverated; this week he reviews “Bogman” Kevin Kronk talks to the organizers of the Krispy Kreme Challenge. This is the 12th year that the race will be held. Ian and Mirtha had a conversation with student leaders about the racial climate on campus and increasi...

This week on EOT: Kevin Kronk talks to Kym Register, sole owner of the Pinhook, about the WKNC Presents show, Save the Pinhook. Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews the album “One” by The Wildfires. Jamie Halla brings us the news in the week in pop culture. We have a look at the weather in the week ahead with our newest contributor, Michael Ashburn. As always, Saif...

This week on EOT: Marissa Jerden takes a look at the Cypher, from its humble beginnings to its place now as an NC State institution. Kevin Kronk has news from around North Carolina, looking at issues ranging from teacher salaries to student loans. Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews the album “Nova Heart” by Nova Heart. Jake Winters brings you Snowverated; this wee...

This week on EOT: Mirtha Donastorg and Ian Grice were able to go to the Racial Climate Town Hall that was held earlier in the afternoon in Stewart Theatre and brings us a rundown of the event. Saba Khan has some information about the Tournees French Film Festival January 14th. Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews the album “Blackstar” by the late David Bowie in his...

In this segment, Marissa Jerden takes a look at the Cypher, from its humble beginnings to its place now as an NC State institution.

Marissa gives us an on the street look at the impact the closing of the bar Tir Na Nog has had on the community. Next up, Nick Weaver brings you his roundup of his best albums of 2015 during this week’s Modest Mouth Review. Then we have our end of year sign off.

This week on EOT: Windhover is NC State’s literary magazine featuring visual, literary and auditory art from students, faculty and alumni. On November 19, the Windhover had an open mic night and this week we bring you the recording from the first half that open mic to highlight the talent and diversity of our own students. YOU can submit work to the Windhover. The final deadline for submissions is...

This week on EOT: This week, Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; he reviews the album “Peripheral Vision” by Turnover. Jake Winters brings you Snowverated; this week he reviews the film “In Bruges” named after a beautiful city in Belgium. And as always Saif Hassan has the News Beyond the Headlines.

This week on EOT: In the wake of the Paris attacks, fear and concern over Syrian and Iraqi refugees has grown. Thirty governors, including Pat McCrory, called for President Obama to stop sending Syrians to their states, saying they don’t know enough about the vetting process for refugees. Mirtha Donastorg spoke to one woman who was vetted herself and brings us her story. Saif Hassan has the News B...

This week on EOT: In the Poetry Corner, Nikita Chintalapudi brings us the first of a two-part series with author, translator and poet, John Balaban. He reads two poems and discusses his career and his poetry. Saif Hassan has the News Beyond the Headlines where he will give an update on what we know about the terrorist attacks in France and their response. He also talks about a recent strike on ISI...

This week on EOT: Ian Grice brings us an interview with Emel Mathlouthi, the Tunisian singer-songwriter known as the “voice of the Tunisian revolution” a revolution that sparked the Arab Spring. Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews the album “Becky and Debby” by Shark? Jake Winters brings you Snowverated; this week he reviews the film “Bronson,” based on a true stor...

This week on EOT: Mirtha Donastorg talks to Brittni Jessie, backup singer to meteoric star Leon Bridges, about life on the road, what it’s like being a backup singer and how cold Jimmy Fallon’s studio is. Nick Weaver brings you the Modest Mouth Review; this week he reviews the album “Falling Inside” by n.lannon. Jake Winters has a review of the film “Cop Car”. And as always, Peter Svizeny brings u...

This week on EOT: The North Carolina State Fair is a place covered with rides, games, attractions…and germs. Mirtha Donastorg finds out how you can go home with nothing more than good memories. Coleen Kineen-Ferguson interviews Carson Shepard about the It’s on Us Campaign which was founded last year to increase sexual assault awareness on campus. Jake Winters has a review of the film “Hidden,” a h...

This week on EOT: Phian Tran revives our poetry corner with prison poetry from George T. Wilkerson in Central Prison. She reads two poems that he sent to us: “Birth of a Revolution” and “Senseless.” An NC State professor is helping lead the maiden voyage of a semester program to the Cackalacky coast. Environmental Sciences professor Dr. Winner will bring a group of students to a semester at C-MAST...

This week on EOT: Diversity Education Week 2015 kicked off on Sunday, October 11th. We are participating by bringing you programming that promotes awareness about cultural enrichment and fosters intercultural understanding. Kevin Kronk interviews Dr. Leda Lunardi, a professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, about her experience coming to the United States from Brazil and teaching in a male...

This week on EOT: Today is the Raleigh City Council and Mayoral election; I hope you got a chance to vote. This year’s election is being drawn on party lines. Not Democrat or Republican, but continuing the downtown party noise or shutting it down. Mirtha Donastorg brings us the story. We also have a review by Jake Winters of the film ”Brief Interviews with Hideous Men.” The film was directed by Jo...

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...