Following the Valentine’s Day mass-shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., many of students who experienced the shooting first hand, and those who have been inspired to be apart of the movement, have begun what some are considering to be a new-age revolution. Being interviewed by news outlets after the massacre, students took advantage of their new-found platform to express their disappointments, not only with the National Rifle Association, but also in th

Small college towns aren’t immune to sex offenders and Pembroke is no exception. According to the Sex Offender Registry through the NC State Bureau of Investigations, more than two dozen sex offenders live within a five-mile radius of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Sexual crimes that result in an offender being registered can range from indecent exposure, rape, statutory rape to human tracking. Screenshot taken from Sex Offender Registry, showing all registered

The class of 2018 poses for a photo in the University Quad. How good is your knowledge on financial literacy? Financial literacy is the ability to understand basic principles of business and finance. College students are the most illiterate with financial literacy and it can affect them after they graduate. Enactus is planning on doing a lecture on financial literacy in the freshman seminar classes in the fall of 2018. Enactus is an organization of student, academic and busin

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), the Student Government Association (SGA), National Advancement Association of Colored People(NAACP), the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), Brother2Brother and Tri Sigma collaborated on Feb. 26 to host an event called the “UNCP Diversity Dialogue,” involving students and faculty to discuss the importance of diversity on and off campus. The UNCP Diversity Dialogue was held in response to the situation regarding a picture of a stu

Blackout rally becomes platform for protest against blackface photo. On Feb. 14, a picture was “airdropped” to everyone in the James B. Chavis University Center that depicted what students on campus considered “offensive and unacceptable” behavior. Airdrop is a way of transferring files from iPhones that uses bluetooth. When the transfer occurs, a connection and firewall is created between the two devices and all files are encrypted and sent. Virtually any file, photo, docume

The UNCP woman’s basketball team returned home to take on the Mountain Lions of Young Harris College, after a debilitating road loss to Augusta, on Feb. 10 during alumni weekend. The Braves remained in contention for the final spot in the Peach Belt Conference playoff seating by allowing a season-low 50 points to the Mountain Lions, which included allowing just 13 points to be scored by the visitors in the second half alone. “I told our girls we couldn’t control how they shot

The Braves entered their second home series of the season with a 3-0 record, and they walked out of it undefeated, sweeping the Crimson Hawks 3-0 on February 9 and 10 on Sammy Cox Field. The first two games were played to seven innings, while the last game went the full nine. Roberto Rivera got the wheels going in this series, as he managed to swipe four of his six bags on the year. The Black and Gold had their ace on the mound for the first game, and he did not disappoint. S

The UNCP wrestling team traveled to Kutztown, Pa. for dual meets on Jan. 26 and Jan. 27. The Braves lost both matchups on Friday. The Seton Hill University Griffins won 20-23 and the Millersville University Marauders won 13-23. The Braves fared better on Saturday with blow out victories over the Shippensburg University Raiders and the Warriors of East Stroudsburg University, 32-14 and 35-6 respectively. Their lone loss on the second day of the duals was to the home team Bears

Like many others on campus, members of the Pine Needle staff were hit by the flu during the creation of this edition. According to WNCN, some schools in North Carolina have actually closed due to the amount of students riddled with the influenza. One school, located in Matthews (near Charlotte), documented the illness in 16 percent of its student population. While production weeks are always the busiest time for the Pine Needle, we urged our ill staff to stay home, or visit t

Daytona Beach, Fla.- When Danica Patrick announced her retirement from racing, it left many people wondering about the future of women in the sport, and who would replace Patrick. That question is soon to be answered once this season starts at the Daytona International Speedway. Each year the Automobile Racing Club of America, (ARCA) and NASCAR begin each season at Daytona. Both racing series will seem a little bit different. Patrick will be competing in only two races this s