The UNCP women’s golf team finished in second place at the PBC tournament. Photo by UNCP Athletics The UNCP women’s golf team made its way down to St. Augustine, Fla. on the World Golf Village/Slammer & Squire Course to participate in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament from April 13-15. On the first day, the Braves occupied the top three spots on the individual leaderboard. The Black and Gold broke 300 for the first time ever at the PBC championship to grab a 11-stroke adva

UNCP softball honored its six seniors on April 14 as the team’s comeback efforts fell just short in the team’s 8-4 and 9-6 losses to Augusta. Seniors Jamie Johnson, Taylor Gerhart, Carleigh Brooks, Haleigh Epperson, Lexie Coxe and Toni Nelson were all recognized before the game for their contributions to the softball program as the team got set to play their penultimate contest at UNCP softball field. Senior Day was originally set to be the final home contest of the season be

With senior Brandon Watts graduating this spring, the next Brave that is positioned and primed to rewrite the program and conference record books is sophomore Akia Pruitt. Pruitt had an impressive debut season as a freshman, he cracked the starting line up out of the gate and won MVP honors in the PBC conference tournament. He followed that up with an even better sophomore campaign. In his second year dawning the Black and Gold, Pruitt once again led the team in offensive, de

The UNCP football team held its intrateam spring game scrimmage on April 12 at Grace P. Johnson Stadium in front of family, friends, recruits and the student body. Defense was the theme of the game as both the Black team and the Gold team traded blows throughout the contest. The two teams combined for 18 total sacks, and the Gold team scored the lone points of the game enroute to a 10-0 victory. Redshirt freshman defensive lineman Adonai Aloma led both teams with five sacks d

Summer school Whether you are trying to catch up on credits or wanting to knock out as many credits as you can so you can graduate early, taking online classes is a productive way to spend your summer. In doing so, you can work from various locations. Additionally, you can lounge around in your pajamas while learning. It is also a plus for students who are shy because you would not have to worry about public speaking. There’s no need to worry about commuting to campus or stre

As finals week approaches, students find themselves battling with more distractions. But, in order finish the semester strong, you must free your mind from distractions and time consuming activities. Parties Parties can be a huge distraction, especially as the semester begins to wind down. Within the week you may begin to notice your social media being bombarded with party flyers. But while students on Snapchat are posing with event tickets and your roommates are discussing t

The UNCP Residence Hall Association hosted their first “Wild N’ Out: College Edition” April 10 in the UC Lounge at 6 p.m. RHA members helped check-in and serve snacks to the audience 15 minutes after the doors opened. The UC Lounge was full of students, faculty and staff. Nick Courmon and Lamar Courmon were the emcees of the night and ran the games and challenges that were played. Teams faced off in numerous of games: Celebrity Death Battle, Spit Talk, Family Reunion, Hood Je

The time has come. It’s finally time to roll out some ‘clout’ on your Instagram. Having ‘clout’ is simply having a power of influence. What better way to that, than dropping bomb pictures? As someone who loves to take photos, I can share some of my knowledge in capturing that perfect picture. Having the best location and lighting is the easiest ways to accomplish an amazing post. Luckily, you still have time to utilize these places on campus to make your page pop before summe

The African Student Organization hosted African Night in Moore Hall, with a Pageant sponsored by the SGA. Blessed to Impress was the emcee for the night. Doors opened at 6:30 p.m. and the event started at 7 p.m. It was a full house with people from on and off campus. One of the contestant’s mother was in the audience that night. “You can feel a mother’s love from across the country,” Blessed to Impress said. “Thank you for coming tonight to support your daughter.” Blessed to

Spectrum’s annual drag show proved popular when students filled every seat provided leaving only standing room in the UC Lounge on April 4 at 7 p.m. Five queens came to UNCP, some travelling up to three hours, to perform lip syncing and entertain the attendees with high fashion and comedy. The featured star was Stacy Layne Matthews, who competed on the third season of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race.’ Tatianna Matthews, Jinx Matthews, Rashmia Riosh, Thundora Thighz-Matthews and surprise