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Every year, North Carolina public universities have to file reports showing compliance with the state’s equality policy. This year’s report from UNCW showed that it renamed a core component to remove the word ‘diverse,’ documented faculty training, and addressed potential issues with private scholarship language.
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We’re headed into the final lap of the election season, and so it is, of course, time for October Surprises. Usually this means nasty and scandalous dirt on a candidate, but in this case, it’s actually some ostensibly good news — a reprieve on gas prices statewide and a proposed boost to local film grant funding. But just because it’s positive, doesn’t mean it’s not political.
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Recorded live at UNCW's Burney Center on October 7, WHQR joined Port City Daily, WECT, and The Seahawk to put questions to the five candidates running for two seats on the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners.
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Arts & Culture
- "I just have to get a lot of North Carolina stories out of my system": Wilmington director Parrish Stikeleather
- ‘A keen eye for color’: Sydney F. Austin on her artistic journey and finding community
- Floating through art: Andy Warhol’s Silver Clouds takes over Cameron Art Museum
- Wilmington musician and entertainer Justin Heter Pan on being "the guy that doesn't want to grow up"
- A conversation with comedian and actress Paula Poundstone
Beyond the Cape Fear
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Winston-Salem police say they responded to multiple fights and disturbances on Sunday, the final night of the Carolina Classic Fair.
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Charlotte's data center moratorium is set to expire Nov. 5. Monday night, the City Council heard from the public on a proposal to extend the ban on new data center development by up to 11 months.
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