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Finding fearless: Black women fight for better mental health care, find support in one another

November 15, 2020 Blue Banner Staff Member 0 Comments Black women, BLM, organizing, Student body president, unca, women

Brailey Sheridan News editor bsherida@unca.edu The hot summer sun beats down on the pavement of a Columbus, Ohio neighborhood. Like

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Felony disenfranchisement suppresses voting according to local activists

November 14, 2020 Blue Banner Staff Member 0 Comments Asheville, avl, college, features, news, social justice, UNC Asheville, unca, voting, wnc

Cameron Woodyard Contributor cwoodyar@unca.edu The issues of felony disenfranchisement and the onerous process of rights restoration have been brought to

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Asheville property value increases while Black population decreases

November 14, 2020November 14, 2020 Blue Banner Staff Member 0 Comments affordable housing, Asheville, avl, college, North Carolina, reparations, UNC Asheville, unca

Cameron Woodyard Contributor cwoodyar@unca.edu The median price for homes in Asheville gradually increases while the population of Black residents steadily

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Joe Biden wins Electoral College, loses North Carolina with Election Day vote

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 Blue Banner Staff Member 0 Comments 2020 election, absentee voting, Asheville, avl, Bulldogs, college, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, news, North Carolina, UNC Asheville, unca, wnc

Joe Lehrman Sports Editor jlehrman@unca.edu In the weeks leading up to the November elections, the Democratic and Republican parties filed

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UNC Asheville’s Zeta Tau chapter raises their voice against Autism Speaks

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 Blue Banner Staff Member 0 Comments Autism Speaks, AXID, panhellenic, panhellenic community, sororities, unca, Zeta Tau

Olivia Alpert Social Media Team oalpert@unca.edu UNC Asheville’s panhellenic community is facing backlash targeting one of their sororities, Alpha Xi

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UNC Asheville issues shelter in place order due to direct threat to community members

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Blue Banner Staff Member 0 Comments BLM, bulldog alerts, stay at home, unca

Brailey Sheridan, news editor, bsherida@unca.edu Ezra Maille, managing editor, emaille@unca.edu -UPDATED Friday 7:02 p.m.- UNC Asheville’s senior administration suspended all

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Arts & Features Features 

Faculty, staff and students at UNC Asheville wear masks to protect others and themselves

September 13, 2020September 13, 2020 Blue Banner Staff Member 0 Comments covid, covid-19, mask, protects, UNC Asheville, unca

Jennifer Acevedo Arts & Features Writer  jacevedo@unca.edu Bright facemasks dot UNC Asheville’s quad as students walk to and from class.

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Struggling to live authentically: Transgender student shares his experiences

September 13, 2020September 14, 2020 Blue Banner Staff Member 0 Comments Asheville, transgender, transgender rights, unca

Kendall Anthony-Busbee Advertising Editor kanthony@unca.edu With cropped brown hair, handsome features and boyish charm, Theo Crawford is a transgender UNC

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Vigil honors Jacob Blake and victims of police brutality

September 13, 2020 Blue Banner Staff Member 0 Comments Asheville, avl, flowers, memorial, police, police brutality, racism, unca, vigil

Brandon Buckles News Writer bbuckles@unca.edu Asheville social justice supporters held a vigil for Jacob Blake, the Black father of six

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The Sunrise Movement demands action in the Asheville community

September 13, 2020 Blue Banner Staff Member 0 Comments Asheville, change, climate, green new deal, sunrise movement, unca

Courtney Garcia News Writer cgarcia1@unca.edu   Maia Ross Trupin, 25, one of two hub coordinators of the Sunrise Movement in

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