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UNCP Raises the Bar (and Flags) for Global Education Week

By Michela Gritti International Education Week (IEW) officially launched Monday, Nov. 17th, here at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP), with a colorful Parade of Flags, setting the stage for a week of global engagement and cross-cultural learning. The parade, organized by the Office of Global Engagement (OGE), started...

First Generation Foundation Hosts Fall Festival

By Michela Gritti  On Thursday November 6 First Generation Foundation at UNCP hosted the Fall Festival on the Student Center Patio at 6 p.m. The event was first planned for the week before but it had to be canceled because of bad weather. Even though November brought a cold evening...

Foodways Event Connects UNCP Community to Indigenous Culture

By Michela Gritti  On Thursday, November 6, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke hosted the 17th Annual Honoring Native Foodways event in the UC Annex, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event gave students, faculty, and staff a chance to learn about Indigenous traditions through food and community engagement. The...

BraveVenture Gives Students a Taste of Speed and Fun

By Michela Gritti On Saturday, Nov. 9, around 30 students from UNC Pembroke joined a BraveVenture trip to the Speedpark at Concord Mills. Students had about three hours to explore the area, choosing from a variety of activities such as go-kart racing, mini golf, bungee jumping and visiting the...

Braves Start Strong but Fall Short in Five-Set Thriller Against Converse

By Devin McCullough The UNC Pembroke volleyball team came out firing on all cylinders but couldn’t hold off a late surge from Converse, falling 3-2 (25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 18-25, 18-20) in a heartbreaker Friday evening at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. The Braves looked dominant early, taking the first two sets behind...

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...