University of North Carolina Pembroke News

" At Winter Commencement 2009 on Dec. 12, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke awarded diplomas to 537 graduates.

Growing up in Harnett County, Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal met in Lenore Locklear's first grade class.

After approving construction of a new residence hall Thursday, the board of trustees at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke heard about a continuing challenge: retaining students.

A North Dakota judge will hear arguments next month in a case of political correctness that has embroiled the state university for a number of years.

Native American contributions to U.S. war efforts have long been part of military history and commands across the Army are recognizing this during National Native American Heritage Month.

Dick Taylor, in the middle with daughter Betsy Harrington and wife Lenore Taylor at the award presentation on Nov.

Lumberton High School's Varsity cheerleading squad celebrates its first-place win at a cheerleading competition recently.

Western Carolina University will host a gallery of exhibits and series of presentations that explore social issues, traditions, images and values of Native American communities as part of the Native American Heritage Expo on campus Monday-Thursday. The event will be held in the Grandroom on the third floor of A.K. Hinds University Center from 1-6 ...

The crowd at Black Water Grille Friday night was the two-legged variety, but they came together to benefit their four-legged friends at the fourth Fur Ball, which raises money for the Lumberton Humane Society.

Josh Lovell, Adrian McNeil, and Trey Bracey play the trumpet during the Laurinburg Rotary Club meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

Lee Hortman, vice president of operations at Gray & Creech Water Systems, Inc. , a distributor of drinking water and coffee systems, has announced that Terri Gray has joined the firm as a new sales account manager.

Author Richard Folsom will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the main reading room of Mary Livermore Library at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

Former CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson will speak at 7:30 p.m. today at the Givens Performing Arts Center.

Despite legislation for federal recognition having passed the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Lumbee Tribal Chairman Jimmy Goins says the fight for federal recognition is far from over.

The Robeson County Historical and Genealogical Society is preparing a book containing the genealogical data - name, birth date and death date - on every gravestone in Meadowbrook Cemetery.

The Lumberton Police Department on Saturday displayed its firearms skills by taking first place in the Arthur Oxendine Memorial Firearms Championship, which was held the same day as the 12th annual Robeson County Law Enforcement Executive Officer's Association Awards Banquet.

A College Fair is being held in Second Life this weekend, October 24-25 2009, at International Schools Island, allowing students and college representatives from around the world to meet avatar face-to-face without leaving their homes.

Bruce Roberts, former senior photographer and director of photography of Southern Living, will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the main reading room at the Mary Livermore Library of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

Four people spoke Tuesday at a public forum held to give a committee leading the search for the next chancellor of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke ideas about what kind of individual should be chosen.

The Office of Multicultural and Minority Affairs and the Social Justice Symposium Committee are hosting the second annual Social Justice Symposium entitled, "Making Sense Out of Less Cents," on Wednesday.