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Abortion Debate

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Students line up for questions in Carter Hall as the discussion opens up to attendees.

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Ellie Kiesel, president of Students For Life, responds to Noelle Harrington, a freshman English major, in Carter Hall Wednesday. Harrington got up to speak after Kiesel opened the floor to attendees wanting to discuss the topic of abortion.

[PHOTO] Students discuss abortion, women's rights

April 29, 2021
Rocco Gennaro, professor of philosophy, attends the event in Carter Hall Wednesday. Gennaro said he attended the event because he covered the topic of abortion in his intro ethics class, PHIL 201.

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April 29, 2021
Many students attended the discussion in Carter Hall Wednesday. Some attendees stood in the back of the hall because there were no open chairs.

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April 29, 2021
Abortion Debate

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April 29, 2021
Anna Ardelean, newly elected president of the student government association, speaks during the discussion event Wednesday. Ardelean was the first to speak at the event when the podium opened to attendees.

[PHOTO] Students discuss abortion, women’s rights

April 29, 2021
Abortion Debate

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April 29, 2021
Abortion Debate

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April 29, 2021
University officials announce budget increase at the town hall Tuesday. The university will have an operating budget of $48.2 million in 2022.

[PHOTO] Budget increase allows employee raises, return to traveling

April 27, 2021
Program Coordinator Nathan Payne hands out T-shirts to students on April 14. Payne said that the shirts say

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April 27, 2021
Students line up for free T-shirts outside the University Center Breezeway on April 14. It was the first event that started the campus-wide festival.

[PHOTO] SpringFest 2021

April 22, 2021
Students socialize outside the Eicher Barn as part of the campfire event Thursday. Outdoor games like hillbilly golf and Frisby were included in the event.

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April 22, 2021
Worker Julian Miller fixes the nozzle of a paint sprayer outside the David L. Rice Library. The steps outside the library are painted annually to celebrate Spring Fest.

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April 22, 2021
Spring Fest '21

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April 22, 2021
One of the defining features of Spring Fest is the colorful lights that shine through the fountain outside the University Center.

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April 22, 2021
Spring Fest '21

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April 22, 2021
DJ Katie Boyd broadcasts music to attendees in the Rec Center Friday. There were three channels of music for attendees to choose from

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April 22, 2021
Students dance the Cupid Shuffle in the Recreational Fitness and Wellness Center as part of the silent disco event Friday. A silent disco is where people dance with a wireless headset rather than with a speaker system.

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April 22, 2021
Spring Fest '21

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April 22, 2021
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April 22, 2021
Kallie Davis, senior social work major, smiles through her mask as she protests with the group Wednesday.

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April 22, 2021
Isabella Cochran, freshman biology major, takes a photo of the demonstration in front of David L. Rice Library Wednesday.

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April 22, 2021
Abbie Rock, sophomore occupational therapy major, protests alongside Conner Perry, sophomore art major. Perry was the only male to join in the demonstration when it started Wednesday.

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April 22, 2021
Katelyn Vinci, president of Students for Gender Violence Awareness, stands in protest alongside Kallie Davis, senior social work major, on the steps outside the David L. Rice Library. Vinci says the silent demonstration was inspired by a similar protest at Baylor University in 2016.

[PHOTO] Students advocate sexual assault awareness with silence

April 14, 2021
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April 14, 2021
Lexi Reed, sophomore biology major, stands on the steps to the David L. Rice Library as part of the demonstration advocating sexual assault awareness.

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April 14, 2021
Katelyn Vinci, senior social work major,

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April 14, 2021
Nursing students Eleanor Conley and Maddison Fields prepare their vaccination stations Apr. 7. Conley said it was an honor to administer COVID vaccines to her fellow students.

[PHOTO] Nursing students administer 1,420 first dose vaccines

April 13, 2021
Makayla Schirmer, senior health services major, finishes up a paper for her class.

[PHOTO] Students enjoy springtime on campus

April 9, 2021
Kenna Davidson, junior, helps untangle Lauren Tennyson, freshman, and Megan Newton, senior, after their dogs wrapped them up. They were tied up after Steel, Tennyson's dog, came loose from his leash and met Mini, Newton's dog, in the center of The Quad.

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April 9, 2021
Kasey Hunt-Short relaxes in her hammock in The Quad. She said that hammocking improves her mood especially when the weather is nice.

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April 9, 2021
Students hammock on trees outside of David Rice Library. There are multiple hammocking spots located on campus and around university housing.

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April 9, 2021
Greek Week

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April 9, 2021
Greek life students work on murals for the Chalk Mural Contest by the Fuquay Welcome Center. Teams receive points from the contest that go toward their fraternity or sorority for Greek Week.

[PHOTO] Greek life students draw murals for Greek Week

April 8, 2021
These are the banners submitted by teams for the Greek Week Banner Competition. Tau Kappa Epsilon was one of the winners, their banner depicted The Weekend (third from right).

[PHOTO] Greek life students draw murals for Greek Week

April 8, 2021
Shawna Haywood, nursing instructor, holds a vial of concentrated Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19. The contents of this small vial can be diluted to vaccinate six people.

[PHOTO] Students get the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine

April 7, 2021
Kendra Strupp, Vice President for Marketing and Communications, and President Rochon host a press conference outside Screaming Eagles Arena Wednesday morning.

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April 7, 2021
Nursing students Eleanore Conley and Maddison Fields prepare their vaccination stations Wednesday.

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April 7, 2021
Clinical assistants Tracy Kinner and Marilyn Ostendorf draw up saline for the Pfizer vaccine in the arena's concession stand. The vaccine was moved to the concession stand fridge after being stored in the Business and Engineering Center.

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April 7, 2021
St. Claire directs the student nurses to their stations Wednesday. There are 12 vaccination stations in the Screaming Eagles Arena.

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April 7, 2021
Brandy Sitzman, practice manager for the university Health Center, briefs volunteers in the lower level of the Screaming Eagles Arena Wednesday. The volunteers helped students check into the clinic and directed them where to go.

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April 7, 2021
Freshmen radiology majors Olivia Lacer and Heather Conrad arrive at the Screaming Eagles Arena Wednesday morning. Lacer and Conrad served as greeters and helped coordinate traffic in the Arena.

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April 7, 2021
COVID Vaccine clinic opens

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April 7, 2021
The University's COVID-19 task-force is preparing to open a vaccination clinic in the Screaming Eagles Arena Wednesday. All students are able to register for their first dose now.

[PHOTO] COVID-19 task force prepares vaccine clinic 

April 5, 2021
Ryan Shields, a freshman civil engineering major.

[PHOTO] Something Lost, Something Gained: Students reflect on a year of COVID part 3

March 31, 2021
International student Festival (feature image)

[PHOTO] Highlights from the 2021 International Festival

March 29, 2021
Preet Patel, junior computer science major, gives his presentation of India to a group of Students.

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March 29, 2021
Grad student Erina Tamura helps fasten English major Kaito Komatsu's bōgu armor at the Japan table. The armor is used to protect the user while practicing Kendō, a Japanese martial art.

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March 29, 2021
Tamura and Komatsu spar with bamboo swords in the upper level of the Recreation Fitness & Wellness Center. The swords they are using are called shinai which comes from the Japanese verb shinau, meaning to bend or flex.

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March 29, 2021
In Panama, the dance is performed at traditional festivals, parades and celebrations.

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March 29, 2021
Claberith Delena, English program student, and Eric Espino, freshman civil engineering major, dance the cumbia, a traditional folk dance from Latin America. In Panama, the dance is performed at traditional festivals and celebrations.

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March 29, 2021
Claberith Delena, English program student, and Eric Espino, freshman civil engineering major, dance the cumbia, a traditional folk dance from Latin America.

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March 29, 2021
Netra Patel, freshman nursing major, shows an attendee the traditional fabrics and celebrations of India. She points to a photograph of the festival of colors, a Hindu celebration practiced around the world.

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March 29, 2021
Alhanouf Alqahfani, senior business admin major, presents facts and images of Saudi Arabia to Milagros Sandoval, an English program student, and Anna Gonzalez, junior psychology major. Among the items displayed on the table were woven baskets and a traditional Arabic coffee pot called a dallah.

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March 29, 2021
Maddie Cunningham, junior French education major, sits at the French table with Archie. Cunningham's table displayed books in French along with a photograph of her grandmother's wedding in France over fifty years ago.

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March 29, 2021
Lauren Pilkington, junior radio and television major, sings Dolly Parton's

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March 29, 2021
Festival booths spaced apart to keep socially distant on the ground floor. The International Festival was originally planned to be held in the quad but was moved to the Recreation Fitness and Wellness Center after heavy rain the previous night.

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March 29, 2021
Anna Gonzalez, junior psychology major, and Siara Jimenez, university alumni sing

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March 29, 2021
Hannah Payne, sophomore English major, helps President Rochon sign into the International Festival Friday.

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March 29, 2021
Hortensia Almanza, sophomore radiology major, starts Friday's Festival announcing a special guest speaker. President Rochon arrived later to speak on diversity.

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March 29, 2021
Photo of Workers removing the door in January

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March 29, 2021
The decal displayed outside the Student Government Association located in the lower level of University Center East. Polls will be open for spring elections April 5-9

[PHOTO] SGA begins the spring election process

March 25, 2021
The exterior of the university's Department of Human Resources and TItle IX. A student says that the department isn't taking her case of sexual assault seriously after university officials released a statement Monday.

[PHOTO] Student reports sexual assault, says officials aren’t serious

March 25, 2021
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[PHOTO] Something lost, something gained: Students reflect on a year of COVID Part 2

March 18, 2021
Students exit the Blue Line METS bus outside the Orr Center Thursday after a day off for reflection. There is no plan for any additional days off this semester.

[PHOTO] Students reflect on burnout and homework

March 18, 2021
Alexandria Coors sits at her desk in the New Student and Transitional Programs office. Coors said the office space was formerly for the Dean of Students but their office moved down the hall.

[PHOTO] Women leaders encourage the university’s future leaders

March 18, 2021
Ethan Rose, senior biochemistry major.

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March 18, 2021
Bailey Holmes, junior biochemistry major.

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March 18, 2021
Chloe Walls, sophomore elementary education major.

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March 18, 2021
Michelle Smith, freshman elementary education major.

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March 18, 2021
Lisa Crago accounting JR, Kody Martin marketing soph

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March 18, 2021
Francisco Rodriguez, Eva Moreno bio freshman

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March 18, 2021
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March 18, 2021
Nick Wester electrical engeneering JR, Makayla Schirmer health services SR

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March 18, 2021
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March 18, 2021
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[PHOTO] Faculty question the research behind marketing agency

March 22, 2021
Kindra Strupp, vice president of marketing relations, leads Carnegie Dartlet's virtual presentation Wednesday. The presentation revealed the university's distinct personality type.

[PHOTO] The university pays consultants $150,000 to identify its ‘human personality’

March 11, 2021
The new Aquatic Center located off University Boulevard. The building is set to open in the summer of 2021.

[PHOTO] University athletic director proposes a swim and dive team

March 5, 2021
Megan Thorne takes notes in The McCutchan Art Center before a webinar, February 3, 2021.

[PHOTO] ‘Woman’ — An attack on the patriarchy

February 10, 2021
Megan Thorne photographs model Lani Dillard in the USI Lighting Studio, November 8, 2020

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February 10, 2021
Megan Thorne directs Eleanor Samberg against a background of magazines in USIs Lighting Studio, November 6, 2020.

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February 10, 2021
Megan Thorne puts her hand against her feature piece

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February 10, 2021
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