The student voice of UNC Asheville
When Orson Welles made his War of the Worlds broadcast in 1938, nearly six million people heard it. Of those, one million believed it to be true. A study done after the panic showed these people were largely rural, poor and uneducated — the same demographic of people who largely comprised Trump’s voter base. As Sinclair’s must-run segments come to the forefront of the media, this same demographic is left crying fake news.
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The local nonprofits Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA, led by Phyllis Stiles, has reached over 100 affiliates nationwide.
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Drug and alcohol abuse can be dangerous and scary for college students. UNC Asheville provides students with several resources from both campus police and Residential Education in an attempt to lessen this danger.
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Usually when starting college, most students do not have many friends and live far away from home and beginning this experience can cause social anxiety.
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UNCA Divest, a student-run group on campus, met with the Endowment Investment Committee at UNC Asheville to discuss the universities’ investments in fossil fuels.
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MountainTrue is leading the charge to fight off non-native invasive species that could otherwise alter Western North Carolina’s ecosystem permanently.
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Mark Lilla talks about his recent book and how identity and citizenship play into politics.
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UNC Asheville’s Planned Parenthood Generation Action organization operates under Planned Parenthood’s advocacy arm to educate students and the community about reproductive rights, birth control and health equity on campus.
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In a world of fast fashion, thrifting, upcycling and sustainable brands are paving the way to a more sustainable and ethical future for how we dress ourselves.
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Students across all majors and minors at UNC Asheville spend months pulling all-nighters, conducting research, practicing presentations and creating posters preparing for this one day — the Undergraduate Research Symposium.
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