Brian Hornfeldt Staff Writer/Social Media Manager The North Carolina State Fair has come and gone, bringing with it memories as well as excitement for next year’s fair. Beginning with its first appearance in 1853, the NC State Fair has become… Read More ›
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Carolina College Football Recap Week 11 – Despite Trouble at Every Turn, Wake Forest Prevails Over NC State
Ethan Engellau Staff Writer The most intriguing game for Carolinians this week did not disappoint as the Demon Deacons battled it out with the Wolfpack en route to a 45-42 victory. No.12 Wake Forest coming off a disappointing loss to… Read More ›
Rise of Homelessness During Covid-19
Gabrielle Lowery Staff Writer Many people within North Carolina have been receiving stimulus checks and getting vaccinated for Covid-19. However, 14 percent of the state’s population are homeless and it is a wonder to think of the types of health… Read More ›
Senate Bill 37 Remains Vetoed by One Vote
Victoria Cox Staff Writer Senate Bill 37, which was vetoed by Gov. Roy Cooper last week, would require in-person options for all schools in the state of North Carolina. An attempt to override was 29-20 in the Senate, missing the… Read More ›
North Carolina to Become Final state to Implement, “Raise the Age”
Peyton UpchurchStaff Writer In December 2019, North Carolina will become the final state in the United States to implement legislation known as, “Raise the Age.” These laws would mandate that the criminal justice system treat 16 and 17 year olds… Read More ›
Former North Carolina US Senator Kay Hagan Dies at Age 66
Hannah AstinStaff Writer On Oct. 28, former North Carolina US Senator and first female Democratic Senator to represent the state, Kay Hagan, died in her Greensboro home. She was 66 years old. Hagan died in her sleep after a three-year… Read More ›
Trump Threatens to Cut Funding to Joint UNC-Duke Middle East Studies Program, Citing Bias
Hannah AstinStaff Writer The Trump administration is threatening to cut funding to a joint University of North Carolina and Duke University Middle East studies program, claiming that the program is misusing its federal grant money to promote the, “positive aspects… Read More ›
In-State College Football Recap: Week Four
Brayden StampsStaff Writer North Carolina! Come on and raise up! This one’s for you! It is, in fact, time to break out Petey Pablo’s iconic anthem because football in the Tar Heel State is back. Not only that, it’s better… Read More ›
9/11 Surprise Vote Rocks North Carolina House of Representatives
Hannah AstinStaff Writer On Sept. 11, Republicans in the North Carolina House of Representative voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the state budget after months of stalemate between Cooper and Republican state legislators. Out of the 120 members… Read More ›
North Carolina Republicans to Comply with Gerrymandering Ruling
Peyton UpchurchStaff Writer After a North Carolina legislative map was sent for legal review due to allegations of partisan manipulation, courts ruled that the districts drawn corresponded with gerrymandering and that the Republican legislature was therefore in violation of the… Read More ›
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