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Alumni unhappy with fitness room equipment replacement

Although aesthetically pleasing, equipment unnecessary, alumni say

Several alumni and students expressed mixed reactions to the addition of new free-weight equipment at the Health and Fitness Center.

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Upcoming state smoking ban concerns local tobacco farmers

North Carolina restaurants and bars go smoke-free in January, the result of a new state law. What may be an inconvenience for smokers impacts local tobacco farmers much more severely, several said.

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UNCA ends cross country season strong

The men’s and women’s cross country teams gained valuable experience during the Southeast Regional meet last weekend. 

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Newberry sails past UNCA 66-53

Shooting 31 percent from the field won’t win many games, especially when your opponent shoots close to 50. The UNC Asheville women’s basketball found this out the hard way as they fell to Newberry 66-53 on Saturday afternoon. 

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Student play examines the Holocaust in new context

A five-show run of TheatreUNCA’s only student-directed stage production “And a Child Shall Lead” begins this week.

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Archaelogical site uncovers mysteries

Lecturer to speak at UNCA about Burke County's 'Lost Colony' site

Warren Wilson professor David G. Moore will discuss the Berry Site, an archeological site in Burke County, which may be the first European settlement in the interior of North America.

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Bulldogs crowned conference champs

UNC Asheville defeated Winthrop Saturday to secure their first Big South regular season title since 2002. Full story

Campus uses film and visual arts to investigate human rights

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'Anti-conference' expresses human rights grievances through the arts

Human rights issues, intriguing and critical to the lives of millions, need not be presented in a boring way, said Mark Gibney, UNC Asheville political science professor. That’s why Saturday’s Visualizing Human Rights Anti-Conference featured art instead of lectures, he said.

Documentary film festival in Highsmith Grotto featured discussions with UNCA professors

Visualizing human rights is a hard-hitting way to become informed. UNC Asheville’s Amnesty International Student Chapter held its sixth annual Human Rights Film Festival last week fully aware of this powerful method.