North Carolina teachers gather at the Red for Ed march and rally in the state capital on May 1. This march and rally focused on raising wages, mental and physical health, benefits and degree compensation.
The EmpowerMENt experience, hosted in the Belk Library on Feb. 5, offered students more than a discussion — it created a space for reflection, vulnerability and honest dialogue about what positive masculinity looks like in real life.
When residents look up at the top of the new Paramount Theater, they may notice a white steel beam covered in signatures, an American flag and a Christmas tree. The beam marks the theater’s topping-out celebration, a construction milestone that allows community members to sign the beam before it is lifted into place atop the ongoing renovation.