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Pictured: Faith Hedgepath, a former student of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and one of the first significant cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in North Carolina.
Voices Unheard: The Unspoken Stories of Indigenous Women
Chrisoula Theodorou, News Writer, [email protected] February 11, 2025

Faith Hedgepath, a former student of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was one of the first significant cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in North Carolina. Faith died at age 19 in 2012.  Just recently, in response to the...

Athletes on the UNCA swim and dive team walk into a meet at Liberty University.
UNC Asheville swim and dive team prepare to close out the season
Savanna Bush, MCOM Contributor, [email protected] February 11, 2025

The University of North Carolina Asheville swim and dive team prepares for the Atlantic Sun Conference championships to finish out the women’s...

Walking path to the Ridges residence halls
The Return: Coming back to campus post-hurricane and the weight that comes with it
Jason Miller, Arts & Features editor, [email protected] February 10, 2025

The rush to leave makes that week a distant, painful memory. Pulling back into the parking lot causes the fuzzy details of the end of September...

Gamers' Haunt entrance opens for new and returning customers.
Asheville Magic store owner finds comfort in community
Jason Miller, Arts & Features writer, [email protected] January 26, 2025

On a gray Wednesday afternoon in Asheville, few stores are busy, especially post Hurricane Helene. In a small store on the second floor of a...

A down tree blocks a highway exit.
Blackouts and the kindness of a stranger: a Hurricane Helene story
Sarah Booth, Co-Editor-in-Chief, [email protected] December 11, 2024

The unforgiving north wind whips through the forest behind a blue house in a cul de sac not far from the lake, causing the house to creak and...

“Team Edgerton” Gingerbread Trail of Giving at Rocket Fizz Downtown Asheville, NC
Asheville turns tradition into community revival
Gabriel Gold-Leighton, Mcom student contributor, [email protected] December 11, 2024

Each year, the Grove Park Inn hosts a national gingerbread house competition, where locals and tourists compete for a $7,500 prize and a two-night...

Lydia Ham’s most recent studio set up in Owen Hall.
The Journey of B.F.A. painter Lydia Ham
Natalie Garcia, MCOM student contributor, [email protected] December 10, 2024

From Perry County, Indiana, Lydia Ham, awed UNC Asheville’s art community for the last four years using her creative outlets to express herself...

Decorative Background
The French Broad River floods in Western Asheville amidst Hurricane Helene.
Ankle deep in a river’s rage
More than 100 days later, Asheville pretends to move on.
Alexandrea Thomson, Literary Journalist, [email protected] February 3, 2025

The girl stood ankle-deep in the French Broad's revenge note. 10 inches of brown water clung to her leg like it had a grudge. A dumpster floated...

Letters from us to you as we pass the torch
Letters from us to you as we pass the torch
Sarah Booth, Brandon Washington, Abigail Cutler, and Emily Moosbrugger December 9, 2024

From the past co-editors: Dear UNC Asheville, Before I transferred to UNCA, I worked at a factory. There were a series of rooms inside...

UNC Asheville swim and dive members Beatrice Cocconcelli, Tess Peny, Savana Bush, Meli Priesly, Olivia Ciancimino, Miriam Wheatley, Caroline Crouse, Danai Gkogkosi cheering for Swimming Intersquad 2024
Student-athletes struggle to keep everything under control
Danai Gkogkosi, Mcom student contributor, [email protected] December 6, 2024

UNC Asheville student-athletes face intense pressures from high expectations, demanding schedules, social media and stigma, affecting their mental...

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Pictured: Faith Hedgepath, a former student of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and one of the first significant cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in North Carolina.
Voices Unheard: The Unspoken Stories of Indigenous Women
Chrisoula Theodorou, News Writer, [email protected] February 11, 2025

Faith Hedgepath, a former student of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was one of the first significant cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in North Carolina. Faith died at age 19 in 2012.  Just recently, in response to the...

Abigail Cutler conquers and wins CATAN Seafarers with her family.
Catan: The greatest board game of all time
Alexandrea Thomson, Literary Journalist, [email protected] February 11, 2025

Welcome to Catan, the game that disguises itself as friendly family fun but is actually a masterclass in human nature's raw, unfiltered truths. Forget candy-colored dice games or cooperative feel-good nonsense. It's Darwinism on cardboard. A crash course...

The Blue Banner's Best New Songs of the Week: January 24
The Blue Banner’s Best New Songs of the Week: January 24
Jason Miller, Arts & Features Editor, [email protected] February 4, 2025

We’ve compiled the top songs from the past month, including up-and-coming artists to veteran stars, released this week. Give them a listen...

Youthanasia: A 30-Year reflection of the success, personality and message of Megadeth
Connor Sutherland, Arts&Features Writer, [email protected] December 6, 2024

In the mid-1980s, American Thrash Metal band Megadeth was making massive achievements in mainstream heavy metal. With monumental metal albums...

Leprosy: The brutal expertise of death
Connor Sutherland, [email protected], Staff writer • December 6, 2024

In the early 1980s, a change in American youth was underway. The sound of the rebellious 70s Punk genre had begun to shift. The Hard Rock genre...

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