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Artist Spotlight: Student artist uses a variety of creative mediums

September 13, 2018 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments 3D design, artist spotlight, new media

Donya Weaver, new media student, dabbles in drawing, pottery and 3-D animation.

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Amazing Alumni: Yoga Nut brings yoga to the Asheville community

September 13, 2018 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments alumni, yoga, yoga nut

UNC Asheville alumna Lindsay Coward hopes to bring yoga to the Asheville community through her traveling yoga business Yoga Nut.

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Book lovers unite at Malaprop’s Book Club

September 13, 2018 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments book club, book lovers, malaprops

The Malaprop’s Book Club proclaims itself a book club unlike any other and with their reading list including stories as new as Jennifer Egan’s Manhattan Beach alongside classics such as Euripides’ Medea, such a claim may be an understatement.

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UNC Asheville’s eighth chancellor talks goals for office

September 13, 2018 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments chancellor search, nancy j cable, new chancellor

UNC Asheville’s eighth Chancellor, Nancy J. Cable, has been in office for nearly four weeks and discusses her future plans and excitement for joining the Asheville community.

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New Human Rights Studies minor seeks to engage students with an interdisciplinary approach

September 5, 2018 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments human rights studies, new program

The New Human Rights Studies minor approaches the study of human rights from an interdisciplinary perspective, incorporating philosophy, humanities, sociology and economics.

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Artist Spotlight: Student musicians combine talents to create Cow Baby

September 5, 2018 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments artist spotlight, cow baby, student musicians

2018 psychology Alumna, Allie Jo Buchanan and senior music student, Claire Hoke, make up the band Cow Baby, featuring banjos and guitars that give them a soulful folk sound.

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Mountain Pet Rescue makes a difference in the lives of Blue Ridge area animals

September 5, 2018 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments animal rescue, mountain pet rescue, thrift shop

With the need to rehome stray animals still a prevalent issue in the Blue Ridge region, Mountain Pet Rescue hopes to protect stray animals from euthanization, especially in the smaller areas.