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UNC Asheville alumnus Brian Santana and co-author Cameron Santana’s “A Murder on Campus” reveals new research developments in the unsolved murder of former UNCA student Virginia Olson.
February 2025 – The Blue Banner
Feb 2, 2025 · The Student Voice of UNC Asheville. Board game café navigates reopening while serving its community during uncertain times
January 2025 – The Blue Banner
Jan 15, 2025 · The Student Voice of UNC Asheville. Monteath’s Auto faces an uncertain future as flood damage and looting stall recovery efforts
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The Student Voice of UNC Asheville. Ankle deep in a river’s rage; Seconds sale give second chances for art post-Hurricane Helene
Campus demonstrators return to UNC Asheville, causing student …
Feb 2, 2025 · Religious and political demonstrators took to the UNC Asheville campus on Thursday, sparking frustration among many uninvolved students. “That group has been here a lot of times before. I literally see them all the time. We just haven’t yet this semester because of the hurricane,” said Lee Carter, a Lenoir resident and employee at the...
The Return: Coming back to campus post-hurricane and the …
1 day ago · The rush to leave makes that week a distant, painful memory. Pulling back into the parking lot causes the fuzzy details of the end of September to bite at the back of the brain. The squeak of carts burdened by thrown-together bags, the rush of people and the smell of too-full porta-potties. The long stretches...
Monteath’s Auto faces an uncertain future as flood damage and …
3 days ago · ASHEVILLE — Four months after Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, businesses along Swannanoa River Road remain in crisis as road closures stall recovery efforts. Among those hit hardest is Monteath’s Auto, a family-run repair shop that served the Asheville community for 40 years. Owner Bob Buchanan, a former UNC Asheville mass communication graduate, struggles...
The Blue Banner’s Best New Songs of the Week: January 24
6 days ago · The highly anticipated track fr om “Stranger Things” star Joe Keery (stage name Djo) is the first single from his upcoming album titled “The Crux,” out April 4. “Basic Being Basic” sees Keery leaning into nostalgic sounds with bright synth leads and a catchy aesthetic reminiscent of musical predecessors like CAKE and The Buggles.
Five Points community unites to preserve UNCA’s urban forest …
Feb 3, 2025 · Concerned community members, students and environmental activists formed an organization titled “Save UNCA Woods” to preserve approximately 40 acres of UNCA-owned urban forest. They cited ecological concerns and a lack of transparency. “The woods are something really special. It’s something that makes this community and this neighborhood really special,” Vice President of the Five ...
UNC Asheville student media win 8 statewide awards
Feb 28, 2024 · UNC Asheville’s student news outlet The Blue Banner and literary journal Headwaters won 8 awards at the annual statewide College Media Association’s conference held Feb. 24 at High Point University. The conference featured breakout sessions and awards presentations. Each year the NCCMA co-host with different college campuses in the state.