The Pine Needle was founded in 1947 at UNC Pembroke.

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Accolades:

2020 North Carolina College Media Awards (Small Campuses, 6,800 or fewer)

- "Best of Show" award winner

- Honorable Mention in two-page layout "Trump Visits Lumberton"

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2020 Society of Professional Journalists, three “Mark of Excellence Awards.”

- Finalist Award in the category of "Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper."

- Finalist Award Students React to Police Pepper Spray Incident Following 

Homecoming Tailgate.

- Finalist Award  Soccer Records Two Shutout Victories, Braves Are Now 14-4.

- Finalist Award AD Christy Talks Student-Athlete Compensation.

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2020 ACP/CMA National Fall College Media Convention "Best of Show" for Website.

Associated Collegiate Press held a virtual conference and the Pine Needle place #9 nationally for the web newspaper among universities under 10,000 students.

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The Society of Environmental Journalists 19th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment. The World’s largest and most comprehensive environmental journalism competition.

- 3rd Place Outstanding Student Journalism “Hurricanes Spawn a Flood of Problems.”

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American Scholastic Press Association Scholastic Newspaper Awards 2020. 

- 2nd Place Newspaper

 

North Carolina College Media Association 2019 Statewide College Media Awards. 

-  Honorable mention in Sports Writing “Braves Track Club's Second Anniversary.”

-  3rd Place for Single- or Two-Page Design “Hurricanes Spawn a Flood of Problems.”

- Honorable Mention for Single- or Two-Page Design “Who did it? PAC hosts Murder Mystery Dinner.”

 

North Carolina College Media Association 2018 Statewide College Media Awards. 

- Honorable Mention Illustration/ Graphic “Parks' Punts.”

- Honorable Mention “Faculty Respond to Mary Livermore's Removal of Resources.”

 

American Scholastic Press Association Scholastic Newspaper Awards 2019.

-  2nd Place Newspaper