Thursday, April 30, 2026

Athletic Director Transitions Into a New Role

By Elizabeth Sopakirite West How would you describe UNCP Athletics when uou became the athletics director compared to now? I think our revenues and our...

Student Spotlight: Demildade Babarinde 

By Michela Gritti  As she prepares to graduate from UNC Pembroke, Demilade Babarinde is closing a chapter written by words of leadership, service, and personal...

Griffin And Harris Elected to Lead SGA 

By Michela Gritti UNCP students have elected Elijah Griffin and LaNiya Harris as the next president and vice president of the Student Government Association, bringing...

AI Data Centers Boom in the Carolinas, Raising Environmental and Infrastructure Questions

By Michela Gritti AI data centers are massive warehouses filled with servers that store data and run computing processes around the clock. Artificial intelligence systems...

Annual Human Trafficking Conference Testimony

By David Beltran “We were scared to talk to any officer because we could get deported,” Alex Herring said. Hope Lloyd and Herring shared their...

PURC Symposium Highlights UNCP’s students Research 

By Michela Gritti UNCP marked the 20th Annual Pembroke Undergraduate Research and Creativity (PURC) Symposium this week, showcasing student research and creative work from...

Pine Needle Editors Take Top Honors

Two Pine Needle newspaper editors notched first place in writing at the Society of Professional Journalists Region 2 Competition on Saturday, April 18. Sean Hancock...

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Student Spotlight: Demildade Babarinde 

By Michela Gritti  As she prepares to graduate from UNC Pembroke, Demilade Babarinde is closing a chapter written by words of leadership, service, and personal...

Griffin And Harris Elected to Lead SGA 

By Michela Gritti UNCP students have elected Elijah Griffin and LaNiya Harris as the next president and vice president of the Student Government Association, bringing...

AI Data Centers Boom in the Carolinas, Raising Environmental and Infrastructure Questions

By Michela Gritti AI data centers are massive warehouses filled with servers that store data and run computing processes around the clock. Artificial intelligence systems...

Annual Human Trafficking Conference Testimony

By David Beltran “We were scared to talk to any officer because we could get deported,” Alex Herring said. Hope Lloyd and Herring shared their...

PURC Symposium Highlights UNCP’s students Research 

By Michela Gritti UNCP marked the 20th Annual Pembroke Undergraduate Research and Creativity (PURC) Symposium this week, showcasing student research and creative work from...

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By Michela Gritti UNCP students have elected Elijah Griffin and LaNiya Harris as the next president and vice president of the Student Government Association, bringing...