By Dezarae Churchill WPU Board of Trustees Chair Billie Redmond was presented the 2022 Albert Earl Finley Distinguished Service Award on Sept. 15 at the Raleigh Chamber’s 134th annual meeting held at Fletcher Opera Theater at Duke Energy Center of…
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By Ben Maske It seems that the world finally has a handle on COVID-19, following the decline in serious complications and hospitalizations. It has almost been two years since the virus hit the United States and everyone went into lockdown,…
By Dezarae Churchill On Feb. 24 Ukrainian citizens huddled together in subway stations in an attempt to seek asylum from Russia’s attack. Nearly three weeks after the initial strike, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is urging world leaders to visit the…
By Kyra Karrison The arrest and death of George Floyd was an event that spread across the world with disgust and was followed by direct action. Protests against police brutality, police racism, and lack of police accountability were just a…
By Christian Ponce The Black Lives Matter movement is a social movement that calls for non-violent protests in response to police brutality and racial injustice. While the violence against black men and women has been ongoing, the movement gained new…
By Tommaso Villa What is it like to live in one of the hardest hit countries by COVID-19? The people in Italy who are actually involved in the Italian response to the virus outbreak might give insight to Americans also…
By Aminah Muhammad From rain forest fires to monstrous hurricanes, the planet earth has been through a lot in the past year. Yet, no one seems to realize the planet is dying and we’re a part of the problem. Climate…
On Jan. 26, thousands of women marched and gathered together at Halifax Mall, just a few blocks from the William Peace University Campus, for the “2019 Raleigh Women’s March: Women United for Justice,” the third women’s rally since president Donald…
Disagreement over funding President Donald Trump’s border wall caused the federal government to shut down for 35 days starting Dec. 22, the longest government shutdown in history. Before the shutdown, Trump met with congressional Democrats saying that he would allow…
At approximately 1:00pm Monday, William Peace University students, faculty, and staff were asked to shelter in place as the emergency alert system went off. There was a potential gun threat to campus, which caused WPU to be on lockdown for…