The Pine Needle was founded in 1947 at UNC Pembroke.
Accolades:
2021 SPJ Region 2 Mark of Excellence Awards
Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper (Small)
Finalist: The Pine Needle — by staff, University of North Carolina Pembroke
The Pine Needle Homecoming Issue
May 6, 2021 Spring Compilation
General News Photography (small schools)
Mahala Treish winner
March Honors Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Alyssa Hernandez, finalist
Vanilla Ice Homecoming Show
Zachary Young, finalist
Native Youth Roadside Cleanup
Sports Photography (small schools)
Andrew Thrift winner
UNCP Military Appreciation (Football Tunnel w Smoke)
Andrew Thrift, Finalist
UNCP Soccer Alexis Pittman image
Andrew Thrift, Finalist
UNCP Basketball
General Reporting (small schools)
Zachary Young finalist
Town of Pembroke Awarded 5.2 Million DoT grant
Sports Writing (small schools)
Mahala Treish finalist
2020 North Carolina College Media Awards
– “Best of Show” award winner
– Honorable Mention in two-page layout “Trump Visits Lumberton”
2020 Society of Professional Journalists, three “Mark of Excellence” Regional Awards
– Finalist Award in the category of “Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper.”
– Finalist Award Students React to Police Pepper Spray Incident Following
Homecoming Tailgate.
– Finalist Award Soccer Records Two Shutout Victories, Braves Are Now 14-4.
– Finalist Award AD Christy Talks Student-Athlete Compensation.
2020 ACP/CMA National Fall College Media Convention “Best of Show” for Website.
Associated Collegiate Press held a virtual conference and the Pine Needle place #9 nationally for the web newspaper among universities under 10,000 students.
The Society of Environmental Journalists 19th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment. The World’s largest and most comprehensive environmental journalism competition.
– 3rd Place Outstanding Student Journalism “Hurricanes Spawn a Flood of Problems.”
American Scholastic Press Association Newspaper Awards 2020.
– 2nd Place Newspaper
North Carolina College Media Association 2019 Statewide College Media Awards
– Honorable mention in Sports Writing “Braves Track Club’s Second Anniversary.”
– 3rd Place for Single- or Two-Page Design “Hurricanes Spawn a Flood of Problems.”
– Honorable Mention for Single- or Two-Page Design “Who did it? PAC hosts Murder Mystery Dinner.”
North Carolina College Media Association 2018 Statewide College Media Awards:
– Honorable Mention Illustration/ Graphic “Parks’ Punts.”
– Honorable Mention “Faculty Respond to Mary Livermore’s Removal of Resources.”
American Scholastic Press Association Scholastic Newspaper Awards 2019:
– 2nd Place Newspaper
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PINE NEEDLE STAFF
Editor in Chief
Anayah L. Peterson
Managing Editor
Andrew Thrift
Campus News Editor
Alyssa Hernandez
Entertainment Editor
Victor Mays
Photo Editor
Mahala Treish
Web Editor
Anthony Vazquez
Public Relations & Promotions
Jillian Shroyer
Social Media Manager
Megan Steed
Graphic Artist
Alana Peterson
Photographer
Mykayla Brady
Videographer
Michael Thomas
Reporters
Dai-shon Donald, Cherish Williams
Adviser/Instructor
Dr. Darlene W. Natale
To contact the Pine Needle directly, please email us at pineneedle.news@uncp.edu