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 ›
North Carolina
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 ›
North Carolina Officials Working to Promote School Justice Partnerships
Luciano GonzalezStaff Writer North Carolina politicians and government officials are determined to tackle a serious problem plaguing schools statewide. Dubbed the “school-to-prison pipeline” by activists and commentators across the country, negative educational policies such as “zero-tolerance policies” can have a… Read More ›
North Carolina Group Hosts Training on Spotting Immigrations and Custom Enforcement
Hannah AstinStaff Writer Dozens of volunteers attended a recent training on how to identify and report Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicles. The majority-white group of volunteers was taught by a small solidarity group of women working with Siembra NC…. Read More ›
