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Creating the Beauty of New Beginnings

April 4, 2019

Jasmine Poe popped her arm against the wooden stand as she greets six to eight members of Beauty of New Beginnings (BNB) with a hand wave. Her nails glistened with rhinestones on every other finger....

Getting Involved in Sorority and Fraternity Life

February 20, 2019

For almost 40 years, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke has offered 19 Greek Life organizations on campus. The first fraternity established was Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia in 1971. Fraternities...

Perseverance Prevails for Football’s Newest Walk-on

March 23, 2018

The tale of how one of UNCP’s newest walk-ons to the football team came to fruition is more than just a feel-good story to warm the hearts of readers. The journey of the program’s hungriest fullback...

Bubba Wallace Makes History as Daytona Driver

March 23, 2018

Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. is just the fourth African-American driver to ever get behind the wheel of a stock car in a NASCAR race. At Daytona, Wallace became just the second African-American since...

Plus-Size Fashion Flourishes Throughout History

March 22, 2018

Are the words stout, chubby, full-figured and “real women” terms that sound appealing to today’s plus size woman? Probably not. However, these are just a few of the terms used throughout history...

The Unheralded Impact of “Des Buckets”

March 1, 2018

The UNCP men’s basketball team has finished the regular season as Peach Belt Conference champions for the second straight year, and it was truly a team effort from the offseason until their championship...

Jelly Beans and Basketball?

March 1, 2018

The Braves Men’s basketball team took on the Indians of Catawba University on the Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court on Nov. 12. Home fans filled the bleachers with the dancing UNCP Maniacs dawned in their...

What Fuels the Tank? Overwhelming Support

March 1, 2018

The UNCP wrestling program welcomed a new student transfer to the team this year, sophomore Darian “Tank” Edwards. Tank transferred in from Ferrum College this school year, and while he didn’t...

ADHD – More Than a Bunch of Letters

February 16, 2018

You’re sitting in class and the professor walks in and begins lecturing about a previous assignment that you totally forgot about, was it because you weren’t listening? Maybe it was that distracting...

The Evolution of Women in Hip-Hop

February 1, 2018

Hip Hop is more than a genre; it’s a culture. Its beginnings come from African American inner-city struggles of the 1970s and 1980s, and has since evolved into a representation of black urban culture...

There’s No Apology for Misogyny

February 1, 2018

In an interview with the Breakfast Club, rapper and entrepreneur, Rick Ross explained why he hasn’t signed a female to his record label, Maybach Music Group. “You know, I never did it because I...

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