Creating Art With Individuality
“Spectrum of the Arts” was held in the UC Lounge from 6-9 p.m. on April 9. The Student Government Association (SGA) sponsored the event along with the Art Club and Inkwell. “Tonight is about coming to showcase your individuality and being proud of who you are,” said Blake Carney, president of Spectrum. The event tied into their event earlier that day called “Are You Proud of Your Sexuality/Gender Identity?” Spectrum hosted an art gallery with an open mic for the public to exp
SGA Presidency and Senate Confirmed for 2019-2020
The university’s annual Student Government Association elections have been taking place on campus over the past few weeks, and the spring 2019 results are officially in. Applications for the positions of president and vice president as well as senators for the 2019-2020 academic year opened Feb. 18 and closed March 2, a few days prior to campaign week, which began March 11 and lasted until the 15. Once applications were in, students on campus voted between March 17 and 22. Wi
SGA Hosts World Hunger Banquet
The Student Government Association hosted an information session on world hunger in the University Center lounge on March 19. Students participated in activities and listened to music of different cultures to gain knowledge about the issue. One of the activities involved students splitting up into groups or “classes”. SGA did this by giving out meals to students such as: spaghetti with French bread to represent the high class, rice and bread to represent the middle class, and
SGA Proposes Transportation Ideas for Students to Improve Parking
Last year, the Student Government Association passed a proposal that was intended to evaluate UNCP’s parking issues and how students engage in transportation around campus. The ‘Alternative Campus Transportation Act’ called for numerous changes to the ways students traveled around campus and to the local community. Additionally, the transportation act also funded the purchase for an additional 14 bikes for the bike share program. The proposal suggested that UNCP’s administrat
SGA Approves Funding for an Awareness Event
The Student Government Association voted 13 to 0 to fund a Native American event, “#NoMore”, honoring dead and missing indigenous women across the country. The event is scheduled for March 28 at 5:30 p.m. at the UC Lounge. The Native American Student Organization (NASO) will host the event where they will raise awareness of the numerous indigenous women who have disappeared or died in the local area. Three Native American women, all from different tribes, approached the board
SGA Election Fills Four Senate Seats
The Student Government Association (SGA) announced Zachius Coleridge-Taylor, Stephanie Balacco, Tyler Harris and Ahmaad Green as their fall of 2018 senators. During the election, SGA sent out an email encouraging all the students at UNCP to vote and choose between seven candidates running for four open senator seats in the organization. The seven candidates were as follows: Stephanie Balacco, Evan Castro, Zachius Coleridge-Taylor, Daquarius Gentry, Ahmaad Green, Tyler Harris
Students Display Artwork, Talent at Art and Art Club’s Model Night Exhibition 2018
This artwork was created by the artist Nicole “Knapps” Bell. It was among others shown at the SGA-hosted Art and Art Club’s Model Night at the UC Annex. PN Photo/ Antwon Johnson UNCP’s SGA hosted an Arts and Arts Club Model Night on Oct. 30 in the UC Lounge. The event showcased talents such as visual art, musical art and poetry or spoken word. Sophomore Jimmy Jenkins, majoring in art with a concentration in design, showcased his art which is called “No-tan." “No-tan is a comb
Students Play Retro Arcade Games
UNCP Students experienced a blast from the past when retro games came to the UC on March 14 from 10 to 2p.m. The event was sponsored by PAC. The ‘Back In Time” arcade games were free to play as student government President Dajer Fernandez was spotted in the retro arcade. Arcade games have been around for over a hundred years. The first arcade game, Skee-Ball. Skee-Ball was invented in 1909 by J.D. Estes in Philadelphia. The 10-foot-long, game was considered a form of gambling
UNCP Hosts Diversity Dialogue
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
Popcorn Draws Students to Politics
UNCP Votes hosted “Popcorn & Politics” with SGA and the Office of Community & Civic Engagement this week to give candidates in the municipal elections within Pembroke a platform to speak their ideas, plans for the town and discuss how important it is to vote in local elections. “The Office of Community and Civic Engagement is active in engaging citizens through voting, civic learning and democratic engagement. Popcorn and Politics is where we get to learn about why our vote m
