Opinion – The Blue Banner

Survivor advocacy exists beyond university guidelines

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 Maggie Haddock 0 Comments abuse, advocacy, editorial, maggie haddock, MeToo, news, opinion, sexual assault, social justice

Maggie Haddock, a UNC Asheville student, explains the scope of the problem of sexual violence that prompted her anonymous advocacy online.

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Students and staff struggle with UNCA home page

September 20, 2018 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments Devoe, homepage, online, unca, UNCA homepage, UNCA website, wordpress

Kathryn Devoe Opinion Editor kdevoe@unca.edu Students, faculty and staff struggle to find access to Moodle from the main UNC Asheville

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Go Topless rally represents a fight for women’s equality

September 16, 2018September 16, 2018 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments Asheville, Asheville topless rally, equality, rally, topless, women's rights

The topless rally is a group of women coming together from all locations to fight for women’s equality.

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Netflix show “Insatiable” condones fat-shaming

September 16, 2018September 16, 2018 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments fat-shaming, Insatiable, Netflix, opinion, unca

While the media has taken strides in having more plus-size representation, “Insatiable” regresses on the progress made with clear examples of fat-shaming.

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Highsmith’s Roasted provides new coffee option for students

September 13, 2018 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments coffee, highsmith union, roasted

Roasted, located in Highsmith, is a new coffee option for students of UNC Asheville’s campus.

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Tattoos should not impact a professional environment

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments body modification, Tattoos, tattoos in the workplace

Tattoos become more progressive and there are hopes, strongly within younger generations, that they will become accepted in the workforce.

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SGA executives not representative of student body

April 24, 2018 Samantha Savery 4 Comments opinion, SGA, sga elections, sga executives, sga opinion, student body, Student body president, student government, student government association, student opinion

Each semester The Blue Banner reserves a weekly column for SGA executives to reach the student population. These columns are optional and open to any SGA executive. The views expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Banner editorial board or the SGA as a whole.

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Demanding is less effective than opening up a dialogue

April 24, 2018 Samantha Savery 0 Comments check your privilege, discrimination, opinion, privilege, representation, student opinion

Students give feedback on what “check your privilege” means to them and discuss ways to express to someone that they are behaving in a way that negatively represents their privilege.