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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 across campus. The event, hosted by the Mary Livermore Library and the PURC Center, featured 144 presentations created by about 214 students, with guidance from 68...

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 won the Breaking News Reporting category for his piece on Lumbee recognition titled "Opposition Dubbed Casino Cartel." Michela Gritti topped the Feature Writing category for her...

Groundbreaking for Optometry and Clinical Sciences Building

By Michela Gritti  UNCP held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 10 for its new Center of Optometry and Clinical Sciences Building, a project university leaders say will have a lasting impact on health care and economic growth in southeastern North Carolina. The ceremony, held at 1 p.m. on campus, brought together...

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 expenses match up a lot better now. The challenging part is that the cost of doing business has escalated dramatically, so what it costs to...

SGA Meeting Recap: Major Construction, Student Initiatives, and Future Plans

By David Beltran During the last SGA meeting Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings updated the committee with the announcement of a renovation for Old Main, damaged by a fire in 1973. The oldest building on campus will be renovated during the summer and will facilitate collaboration with the National Museum of the...

STUDENT MEDIA WIN BEST OF SHOW

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