Friday, April 3, 2026

Which Animal of The Lunar New Year Are You?

By Michela Gritti UNC Pembroke is home to more than 260 international students, many from countries where the Lunar New Year is one of the most important celebrations, including China, Vietnam, and South Korea. Students from other parts of the world also celebrate it, keeping their traditions alive no...

Holiday Bazaar Highlights Native Art and Local Makers

By Michela Gritti On Friday, the Museum of the Southeast American Indian hosted its annual Holiday Bazaar, bringing more than twenty Native vendors and many shoppers into Old Main for a full day of handmade gifts, food and seasonal art. The event ran from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and...

IEW Event Highlights: Stop Seeing Life ‘As It Is’ to Unlock Creativity

BY Michela Gritti The Office of Global Engagement (OGE) celebrated International Education Week (IEW) on Thursday, Nov. 20, by hosting psychology lecturer Dr. Daniel Cape for his presentation, "Creativity Around the World." Addressing students in room 251, Dr. Cape delivered a powerful message: "Creativity is one of the most important skills in...

Pride and Culture Shine at the Lumbee Cultural Showcase

By Michela Gritti The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and the Givens Performing Arts Center welcomed more than one thousand two hundred elementary school students on Thursday for American Indian Culture Day, a major cultural showcase that celebrates dance, drumming, stories and living traditions. The event opened with a...

The Truth About Witches

By Michele ChavisWitches walk among us in Northeastern North Carolina, but they aren’t whatyou’d expect. Houses aren’t falling on them; they aren’t riding around on broomsticks orgreen with pointy hats.In the United States, particularly within the Southern Bible Belt, there are manymisconceptions about witchcraft. Many Christians, Muslims, Catholics andJews...

Boston’s Aubade Ensemble to Perform ‘Mozart and More’

The UNCP Music Department presents Ensemble Aubade in a concert called Mozart and More on Nov. 4 at 7:30 pm at UNCP Moore Recital Hall. It will feature exuberant masterpieces for the unusual combination of flute, viola and piano.  The ensemble is based in Boston and performs across the United...