Grace Wesoly | Queens University News Service
Grace Wesoly, of Greensboro, North Carolina, is a student in the James L. Knight School of Communication at Queens University of Charlotte, which provides the news service in support of local community news.
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Hannah Aspden, a rising senior at Queens University of Charlotte, won gold in the 100-meter women’s backstroke S9 competition Monday at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
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The Faith in the Vaccine initiative includes about 40 Charlotte-area college students who try to promote the COVID-19 vaccine at social events like soccer games and church services.
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With a few weeks remaining before the fall semester begins, five of 14 Charlotte-area colleges and universities have announced a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for student enrollment.
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Tried to get an appointment with a veterinarian lately? Some practices have been forced to schedule appointments several weeks in advance. They have recommendations for pet owners who need to wait.
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About three dozen North Carolina swimmers competed for a slot on the U.S. Olympic swimming team in Omaha, Nebraska, this month. A third were from Charlotte. But only one – Claire Curzan of Raleigh — will compete at the Tokyo Olympics in July.
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Charlotte-area organizations, businesses and universities responded quickly on Friday to the declaration of Juneteenth as a new federal national holiday on June 19.
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A flyover by the U.S. Air Force at the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday – Charlotte’s biggest NASCAR race of the year – presents a rare chance to meet the pilots and to ask how they coordinate so well with the national anthem.
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A dozen Charlotte-area swimmers will compete in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials that begin June 4. Their performances will determine whether they qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, which are scheduled to begin in late July.
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More than 1,700 North Carolina correctional officers left their jobs in 2020 — up 14% from one year earlier, and the biggest jump in more than a decade. A number of issues contributed, but COVID-19 and its spread throughout the prison system likely was a big reason.
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Full-time undergraduate enrollment in the University of North Carolina System remained virtually flat from fall 2019 to fall 2020 as COVID-19 changed students’ plans and the universities’ financial situations.