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Asheville’s Downtown After 5 celebrates 30th anniversary

April 18, 2018 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments Asheville, downtown after 5, music festival

Downtown After 5 began as a music festival and now celebrates its 30th year as a bustling tourist attraction.

Bulldogs fall short of victory against USC Spartans

April 18, 2018 Emily Spies 0 Comments Asheville, asheville baseball, asheville sports, avl, baseball, brandon lankford, Bulldogs, bulldogs baseball, campus, college, local, North Carolina, rachel boyle, sports, students, UNC Asheville, unca, UNCA baseball, unca bulldogs, unca sports, unca students, uncavl, wnc

The UNC Asheville baseball team lost to USC Spartans on April 10, with a final score of 3-10.

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Bulldogs defeat Lees-McRae Bobcats 3-0

April 12, 2018 Emily Spies 0 Comments Asheville, avl, Bulldogs, campus, caroline houser alison kurucz, college, ellie stone, emily duenas, health, maura coolbaugh, michelle demko, North Carolina, samuel robinson, skyler chillson, sports, students, UNC Asheville, unca, unca bulldogs, UNCA Soccer, unca sports, unca students, uncavl, wnc, women's soccer

The UNCA women’s Bulldogs overcome a wide open first 10 minutes to beat the Lees-McRae Bobcats 3-0 in a dominate fashion.

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Women’s tennis team falls to Presbyterian College

April 12, 2018 Emily Spies 0 Comments Asheville, avl, Bulldogs, campus, college, emma jordan, health, kylee shipley, Lise Gregory, local, nc, North Carolina, rachel boyle, sports, students, UNC Asheville, unca, unca bulldogs, unca sports, unca students, unca tennis, uncavl, wnc, women's tennis

The UNC Asheville women’s tennis team lost a match on April 4 against Presbyterian College.

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Beat from the street (Apr. 10, 2018)

April 11, 2018 Larisa Karr 0 Comments Asheville, beat from the street, color, color photography, daytime, downtown, Dusty Albinger, interview, Larisa Karr, nc, North Carolina, outside, photography, street, street photography, United States, US, USA, wnc

Jeromiah ‘Jéjà Vu’ Mcrae is a 22-year-old jack-of-all-trades who is passionate about rap and guitar, amongst other things. He also describes himself as a ‘nanja.’

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Beat from the street (Apr. 3, 2018)

April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 Larisa Karr 0 Comments Asheville, beat from the street, Cat Pigg, color, color photography, daytime, downtown, interview, Larisa Karr, nc, North Carolina, outside, photography, street, street photography, United States, US, USA, wnc

This week we encountered the dynamic duo of Ashlan and Austin, both of whom have found Asheville pleasant so far. Both are creative individuals, with Austin having a penchant for writing while Ashlan considers herself to be an artist.

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Men’s tennis team wins match against Presbyterian College

April 4, 2018 Emily Spies 0 Comments Andrew Sinai, Asheville, avl, Bulldogs, campus, college, health, men's tennis, nc, North Carolina, olly cull, rachel boyle, reese daly, sports, students, tennis, UNC Asheville, unca, unca bulldogs, unca sports, unca students, uncavl, wnc

The UNC Asheville men’s tennis team brings home another victory against Presbyterian College on Wednesday, March 28th.

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March for Our Lives: Local students organize thousands to march against gun violence

March 30, 2018 Maggie Haddock 0 Comments activism, Asheville, downtown Asheville, gun violence, high school students, march for our lives, parkland, school shooting, UNC Asheville, unca

One high school student addresses a crowd of thousands at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in downtown Asheville. Through tears she reads the names of the victims of the school shooting she survived.

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Asheville fights back after police brutality

March 29, 2018 Maggie Haddock 0 Comments Asheville, Asheville Police Department, black lives matter, johnnie jermaine rush, johnnie rush, officer hickman, police brutality

Asheville community members take a stance against the Asheville Police Department with a petition calling for police accountability after the event that left Johnnie Rush bruised and beaten on Aug. 24

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Women’s Weightlifting Week back at UNCA

March 28, 2018April 4, 2018 Emily Spies 0 Comments aleen dailey, alex benavides, Asheville, avl, Bulldogs, campus, college, education, health, katie nissley, rachel boyle, she gym, sports, students, UNC Asheville, unca, unca bulldogs, unca gym, unca sports, unca students, uncavl, weightlifting, wnc, women's weightlifting week

UNC Asheville welcomes back Women’s Weightlifting Week to educate individuals about the equipment and the flows within a gym and build confidence within students.

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