Student Leadership Initiative

Off Campus

Interviewees share stories of events that stretch beyond campus walls.

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A House for Alpha Phi Alpha
Brigadier General Jennings recalls the challenges faced by African American fraternities before they had houses at NC State, and he remembers the pride that the Alpha Phi Alphas felt once they had a one.
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Military Service
Banks Talley discusses his service in the U.S. Army during World War II, when he was trained in Alabama and Texas and served in the Philippines.
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Purchasing the Players' Retreat
Gus Gusler describes how he became the proprietor of Players' Retreat, a bar and restaurant on Oberlin Road, Raleigh, NC.
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Student Leadership Abroad: Russia
Kelly Hook discusses her experiences traveling to Russia along with fifteen other student body presidents. She describes the goals of her trip abroad and how she helped co-found a non-profit organization upon her return to help further benefit/explore US-Russian relations.
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Understanding the Cold War
Clyda Weeks Lutz discusses the U-2 spy incident, preparedness for nuclear attacks, and other aspects of the Cold War that were on people's minds during the early 1960s.