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Ultimate Frisbee soars at UNCP
A group of students founded the UNCP Ultimate Frisbee Team and participated in their first intercollegiate tournament at Sandhills Community College. Later the team was able to organize and host its own tournament at UNCP.
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Students present research at PURC
At the sixth annual Pembroke Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, 107 students and 48 faculty mentors representing 18 academic departments displayed research and creative projects through posters and oral presentations on April 20 in the UC Annex from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m
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National museum director to inspire grads
At the sixth annual Pembroke Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, 107 students and 48 faculty mentors representing 18 academic departments displayed research and creative projects through posters and oral presentations on April 20 in the UC Annex from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m
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Relay for Life emotional for many
Relay for Life events on campus have raised almost $30,000 for cancer research so far. The main 24-hour event went from 12 p.m. April 13 through 12 p.m. April 14
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Pi Kappa Alpha slapped with 5-year suspension
The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity has been officially suspended by UNCP and will not be eligible to return to campus as a recognized group until at least 2017
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Iglesias fills GPAC with laughs
Comedian Gabriel Iglesias and his Stand Up Revolution tour stopped at GPAC on March 22 for a night filled with laughs and jokes into the night
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Fraternity may face five-year penalty
A UNCP fraternity could soon be kicked off campus after recently coming under investigation
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Mike Williams wins National Title
UNCP junior wrestler Mike Williams reached the pinnacle in collegiate sports on March 10, winning the NCAA National Championship in his 165-pound weight class in Pueblo, Colo.
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Pedestrian crossing now installed at train tracks
A new pedestrian crossing has been installed to allow those walking or riding in wheel chairs to safely get across the train tracks that separate parking lots 1 and 2 from the rest of the UNCP campus.
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Campus' Master Plan presented in forum
The University is ready to change, as the campus' Master Plan was presented during a pair of informative forums held on Feb. 20 in the UC Annex
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Chancellor unveils development plan
Chancellor Kyle R. Carter unveiled the Downtown Development Project during the Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 17
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Dr. Diane Jones retiring after 34 years
When Diane Oxendine graduated from Pembroke State College in 1968, she had no idea that her next 34 years would involve serving UNCP is such a high capacity.
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Jocelyn Hunt crowned Inside as 60th Miss UNCP
Jocelyn Hunt was crowned Miss UNCP on Feb. 2 in front of approximately 1,300 people.
Hunt is the 60th woman to wear the crown of Miss UNCP and will be going on to compete for the title of Miss North Carolina in June.
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Student safety crossings at heart of arguments
UNCP sophomore Tiffany Kennedy is like any other student. Sometimes she just wants McDonald's. However, Kennedy's journey is much harder than the average student's.
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Ross presents tuition plan to ASG
About 44 student representatives from 15 UNC schools discussed ways to deal with rising tuition and fees and shrinking budgets in a University of North Carolina Association of Student Governments
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UNCP is offering 8-week courses this spring
The University is offering 59 eight-week courses, including 29 on main campus and 16 online and 14 at satellite campuses, to give students flexibility in managing their progress.
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UNCP graduates 557 in Winter Commencement 2011
Commencement is a time to consider “paying it forward,” UNC Pembroke Chancellor Kyle R. Carter noted in his charge to the 557 graduates at UNCP's December commencements. A total of 72 graduate degrees were conferred and 485 undergraduate degrees. Saying, “This is one of the top 10 days of your lives," commencement speaker and UNCP alum Newy Scruggs advised graduates to "run your own race."
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New building brings green to UNCP
The University is poised to make an ecological statement with its unveiling in 2012 of the Allied Health Building and its innovative living green roof.
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Advising key factor in student success
The University put effort and money into a week of advising activities from Oct. 17-21 to encourage and improve the student advising process, viewed as necessary to improve student retention for freshmen as well as continuing students.
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Alumni and students celebrate Homecoming
John McCloskey remembered when Pembroke was a "one-stoplight town." James White fondly recalled when the campus was an eyesore.
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Booker urges students to make a difference
Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, N.J., gave an inspirational speech in Givens Performing Arts Center on Sept. 28 about his journey to success entitled "How To Change The World With Your Bare Hands."
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Major administrative offices relocate to help students better
A total of 12 UNCP offices relocated to other parts of campus on Sept. 23, with some moves as simple as moving down the hall while others moved across campus or just off campus.
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Teaching Fellows on the brink
The UNCP Teaching Fellows program is in trouble, and one student is doing all she can to save it.
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Pembroke community remembers 9/11
Sept. 11, 2001, was a day of sorrow and destruction. One UNCP organization sought to inject some honor into the day's legacy. The Office of Community and Civic Engagement sponsored the 9/11 Day of Remembrance and Service in Pembroke on Sept. 10.
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Students' use of social media brings free refills back to Bert's
When students returned to school in fall 2011, they found that prices were raised at the campus eatery, Bert's Café. Not only did Bert's raise the price of food, they also did away with free refills and free to-go boxes.
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Irene brings little rain, but packs big winds
Hurricane Irene made landfall on the North Carolina coast in the early morning hours of Aug. 27, moving slowly through Eastern North Carolina before moving northward and continuing its havoc up the Atlantic coastline.
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Annual AISES Pow Wow was July 2
The American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) held its annual pow wow, dedicated to the memory of Ray Littleturtle, on July 2 in the campus' historic quad-bell tower area. The event kicked off the UNCP AISES student chapter’s 20th anniversary.
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By Ulyesse Leon Preston, July 2, 2011 |
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Stop light and parking lot changes to improve campus safety
Construction to be completed by Aug. 5 is improving the safety of traffic and pedestrians entering or leaving campus from the student parking lot on Third Street and the Old Main Drive faculty and staff parking lot. Campus attractiveness will improve.
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Braves give up two runs in the ninth; end NCAA run
Three outs away from a win that would advance them to a rematch against Mount Olive, the UNCP baseball team saw themselves blow a two-run lead that ended their season and allowed Francis Marion to move on after a 5-4 walk-off win late into the night May 21 in the NCAA Southeast Regional. |
By Nick Phillips, May 22, 2011 |
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Diamond Braves falter to Mount Olive
The UNCP baseball team left 11 runners stranded on the base paths throughout the game, and the No. 7 Braves fell to No.2 Mount Olive 7-3 in the NCAA Southeast Regional on May 21, forcing UNCP into an elimination game later in the day. |
By Nick Phillips, May 22, 2011 |
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Braves score late run to beat Catawba in NCAA Regional quarterfinals
A hard shot of the bat of UNCP senior Kenny Mickens in the eighth inning resulted in an error by the Catawba third baseman and scored junior Aaron Parnell, giving the No. 7 Braves a 4-3 win over No. 19 Catawba in the quarterfinals of the 2011 NCAA Southeast Regional on May 20. |
By Nick Phillips, May 21, 2011 |
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Bagley's two-hit gem gives Braves first NCAA win
Senior pitcher Josh Bagley threw a complete game, two-hit shutout and fellow senior Keith Whitman blasted two home runs as the No. 7 Braves beat 14th-ranked Columbus State 6-0 in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Southeastern Regional on May 19. |
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Bryant named Associate Vice Chancellor for Safety and Emergency Operations
Royal Travis Bryant has been appointed associate vice chancellor for campus safety and emergency operations starting June 1.
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UNCP boosts networks for students
Students this fall will be wired into a new early alert system, use computers to find their own dorm rooms, receive better help with the residential network, enjoy greater bandwidth, discover desktop virtualization, and speed up with a turbo boost in labs and classrooms.
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University commencement is historic
A total of 673 students were graduated from UNCP May 6-7. The occasion marked a milestone in UNCP history with separate commencements. The undergraduate ceremony was on the quad between Old Main and the Mary Livermore Library at 9 a.m. May 7 after the graduate ceremony was held in GPAC at 7 p.m. May 6.
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Men's track and field team takes first place at NCAA Division II Southeast Regional
The UNCP men’s track and field squad brought a first-place trophy back to Pembroke, while the UNCP women’s track and field team gathered a second place finish at the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional on April 22 and 23 at Lenoir-Rhyne University.
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By Nick Phillips, May 12, 2011 |
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