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SGA Offers Students Chance to DeStress in the Campus Garden and Apiary

Students prepared various plants and herbs to be planted in the UNCP Garden and Apiary. PN Photos/ Daria Parker By Daria Parker, News Editor The second annual Mental Health Awareness Week hosted by SGA is in full effect, offering students the opportunity to volunteer in the campus garden, to de-stress on...

Former PN Editor-in-Chief Earns Statewide Recognition for Outstanding Communication  

Jessica Horne, Chief Communication Officer for Public Schools of Robeson County, holds three earned awards from NCSPRA. Submitted Photo/Public Schools of Robeson County By Anayah L. Peterson, Editor-in-Chief Former Pine Needle Editor-in-Chief Jessica Horne received Blue Ribbon Awards from the North Carolina School Public Relations Association  for outstanding communication. Horne is...

FBI, SBI and Campus Authorities Investigate Bomb Threat

Students walk casually past the Thomas Hall building as FBI, SBI and Campus police investigate a bomb threat. PN Photo/Anayah L. Peterson ALL CLEAR! 12:12 p.m. The threat was investigated by UNCP Campus Police and Public Safety in collaboration with the FBI and SBI. With the help of a specialized bomb...

Classes Cancelled for Friday, September 30

Storm graphic of Hurricane Ian. Image/NOAA By Anayah L. Peterson, Editor-in-Chief The UNCP Chancellor’s office announced that classes are canceled on Sept. 30. Employees will operate on a reduce operations status beginning at 6 a.m. tomorrow. The residence halls will remain open and the dining hall will still operate on normal...

UNCP Holds Candlelight Vigil to Honor Those Impacted by 9/11

UNCP Students hold candles during a moment of silence to honor those impacted by 9/11. PN Photo/Abigail Chabala By: Abigail Chabala A candlelight vigil was held at UNCP to honor the people impacted by the tragic events of September 11, 2001.   Twenty-one years ago, Islamist extremists attacked America. It was a regular...

Local Car Crash Leaves No Injuries

Result of the crash from the front of the red truck. PN Photo/Victor Mays. By Victor Mays A local car crash off-campus resulted in minor property damage and no injuries. A student who made a right turn onto West 3rd Street failed to yield and was hit on the front left...