Hanukkah to coincide with final exams
Jewish students at UNCA express frustration toward the overlap of Hanukkah and final exams while shedding light on other issues faced by the Jewish community on campus.
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Asheville
Remembering Stan Lee: Marvel fans come together to reflect on life-long legacy
Stanley Martin Lieber, better known by his pseudonym Stan Lee, who created some of Marvel Comics most beloved characters, passed away on Nov. 12 at the age of 95 after dealing with health complications for the past year.
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Street Tweaks makes for safer bike travel on Coxe Avenue
Asheville on Bikes, AARP, the Blueridge Bicycle Club, local artist and the community make Coxe Avenue a safer place for bikers and pedestrians.
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McIntosh County Shouters visit UNCA
Rosa Fallon Arts & Features Staff Writer rfallon@unca.edu The McIntosh County Shouters carry on one of the oldest surviving African-American
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Tan Universe just getting started
Ezra Maille Contributor emaille@unca.edu The sweet smell of incense and undertones of stale beer accent the room as electrical cords
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Amazing Alumni: The red ranger once walked the halls of UNC Asheville
Virginia Taylor Arts & Features Staff Writer vtaylor@unca.edu On the screen, the red Power Ranger flips through the air, triumphantly
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Visiting writers series: Author explores empathy in new book
As part of UNC Asheville’s Visiting Writer Series, guest author Cris Beam came to campus to illuminate the concept of empathy which she explores in her most recent book, I Feel You: The Surprising Power of Extreme Empathy.
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Students protest against administration’s handling of cases of sexual assault
In the spring, mass communication student Maggie Haddock posted a tweet on an anonymous Twitter account stating she would expose a man in the Asheville community for every like the tweet received. After letting it stand idle for weeks, Haddock revisited the tweet on June 10, posting a full-fledged thread containing the names, images and descriptions regarding the sexual misconduct of the accused, including several members of the campus community.
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Helpmate celebrates 40 years as resource
Taylor Sexton Arts and Features Editor tsexton@unca.edu Celebrating their 40th anniversary, Helpmate acts as a nonprofit organization providing resources to
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Spaceman Jones and the Motherships: Local legends release new EP to tease their complete album
Emily-Ann Trautman Photographer etrautma@unca.edu A smoke machine propelled a thick haze that rolled around the artists and poured off the
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