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Cupid Shuffle 5K sheds light on domestic violence - Alpha Chi Omega and Sigma...
Love shouldn’t hurt. And the women of Alpha Chi Omega (AXO) reminded the Charlotte community of just that this past weekend during their second annual Cupid Shuffle 5K, which benefits the sorority’s...
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Charlotte 49ers men’s basketball student manager dies in car crash
Austin Rainey, student manager for the Charlotte 49ers men’s basketball. Photo courtesy of Andrien White. Austin Rainey, a student manager for the Charlotte 49ers men’s basketball team died in a car...
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Phi Sigma Kappa takes the plunge for the Special Olympics
Phi Sigma Kappa had their second annual Polar Plunge Feb. 20, on the West Quad near the Student Activity Center. The brothers of Phi Sigma Kappa set up an above-ground pool, filled it with water and...
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UNC Charlotte student helps deliver stranger’s baby
A UNC Charlotte student heading to class Tuesday morning found something unexpected outside of his apartment. “It’s not often you hear about a 19-year-old delivering a baby with his neighbor,” said...
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Smashing Scales to overcome the struggle caused by eating disorders
The idea was to host the event during the National Eating Disorder Awareness (NEDAwareness) week. This year marks the 29 annual NEDAwareness week, which is a national effort to raise awareness for...
View ArticleRising insurance rates - Student health insurance rates increase across UNC...
The cost of Student Health Insurance will increase up to 32 percent for the 2016-17 academic year across all UNC System schools. The UNC System works with Blue Cross Blue Shield to offer students the...
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Students walk out in protest of Margaret Spellings - Chancellor's Lunchtime...
On March 1, where the Belk Tower once stood, graduate student Noe Pliego Campos lead 150 students and two professors in a chant- “Spellings walks in! We walk out!” The Customer49 Walkout was part of a...
View ArticleSGA update: March 3
The UNC Charlotte Student Government Association (SGA) had their weekly legislative meeting March 3. Approved Grants A financial bill supporting student organizations has been approved. Various...
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UNC Charlotte Hosts Military Veteran Conference
Veterans Speech , photo by Pooja Pasupula. On March 1 UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services hosted Military Culture: Have You Ever Served? A day-long conference discussing the needs of...
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North Carolina to vote on proposed bond, allocating $90 million to UNC...
Voting ends March 15 for the Connect NC bond, which allocates $2 billion for different North Carolina services. If approved, this bond will grant $1.35 billion for differnt UNC system schools, $350...
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Margaret Spellings visits UNC Charlotte - New UNC System President visits...
UNC system President Margaret Spellings. Photo by Alex Sands. New UNC system President Margaret Spellings visited UNC Charlotte March 14 and 15 as part of her listening tour of the 17 UNC System...
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Student Government candidate profiles: Jessie Puffer, Amber Creft
Junior Jessie Puffer is running for student body president in the 2016 elections. Puffer is a public relations major with a minor in journalism and is currently serving as the executive internal...
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Student Government candidate profiles: Andre Jefferies, Anthony Rizol
Student Body Presidential candidate Andre Jefferies. Photo courtesy of Jefferies Andre Jefferies, a junior political science major, is in the running to be UNC Charlotte’s Student Body President....
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Student Government candidate profile: Fahn Darkor, Carrie Nowell
Fahn Darkor, a junior Marketing major from Greensboro, N.C. , is one of UNC Charlotte’s student body presidential candidates. Darkor’s running mate is Carrie Nowell. Darkor first thought about running...
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2016 Student Body Presidential Debate - Candidates discuss their platform,...
On March 24, the Niner Times hosted the 2016 Student Body Presidential debate in which candidates discussed their platform and their stance on current issues involving campus in front of fellow...
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Alicia Garza talks ‘Black Lives Matter’ to the students of UNC Charlotte -...
Co-founder of the “Black Lives Matter” movement Alicia Garza, 35, spoke to the students of UNC Charlotte March 28 in McKnight Hall. “Whether you have a Ph.D., a GED or no degree, you deserve life.” Of...
View ArticleNew Student Body President, Vice President undecided - Remaining candidates...
The 2016 Student Government election results were revealed March 31 in the Student Union Rotunda. During the speech, Secretary for Internal Affairs Kim Baker delivered the election results of several...
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A Konversation with Kuechly: football, Cookout and UGGs
Konversation with Luke Kuechly. Photo by Pooja Pasupula. Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly spoke at UNC Charlotte March 23 as part of the Forty-Niner Forum Speaker Series, UNC Charlotte’s...
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Relay for Life - Students, UNC Charlotte community spend the night honoring...
Relay for life held in Halton Arena. Photo by Pooja Pasupula. Cancer supporters, fighters and survivors gathered inside UNC Charlotte’s Halton Arena to attend the Relay for Life April 1. The all-night...
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Student Body President election results
SGA announce the new student body president Photo by Leysha Caraballo. Juniors Fahn Darkor and Carrie Nowell were announced as Student Body President and Vice President respectively April 7 at 12:30...
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