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by Kendrekus Jackson Calling the shots, on the court and off, Asia Vetter is definitely UVI’s BOSS It’s more than what meets the eye with University of the Virgin Islands 2019 graduate and newest assistant women’s basketball coach, Asia Vetter. I have seen a lot and experienced much in life, so I am a pretty …
By Ahriya Fearon The University of the Virgin Island Women’s Basketball Team consists of a group of women that share the common love for the game of basketball. These young ladies are skilled athletes who come from the U.S Virgin Islands and the Continental U.S. These ladies are on a journey to not only excel …
By: Ahriya Fearon The University of the Virgin Island Men Basketball Team consists of a group of men that share the common love for the game of basketball. These young men are skilled athletes who come from the U.S Virgin Islands, United States Of America, and even as far as the United Kingdom. These men …
By: Maxiene Cabo St.Thomas, USVI – St. Thomas native, Peter Bailey is proud to announce that his documentary “Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders” will now be taught as part of the University of Delaware’s Development & Family Sciences curriculum this coming fall semester. The film, based on Bailey’s infamous New York Times Op-Ed “Has …
by Shane Watson-Durand STX– Riding the streets of STT and STX! LIMETREE and Locals The ‘CURRENT” State of USVI Specter University is about the average day in the life of a college student named Ian Washington, who attends a university that is haunted by the ghost of a deceased professor. Specter University Previously employed …
By: Maxiene Cabo Every year hurricane season in the Atlantic starts on June 1st and ends on November 30th, but the peak of the season is said to normally be the first 15 days of September. Two years ago, on September 6th and September 20th two category five Hurricanes, named Irma and Maria ravaged the …
reported and written by Nikiyah Gerson 10, October 2019- STX recently had a visit from ‘The General.’ Not the old white guys on tv with the white mustaches who sell chicken and insurance. But Lt. General Russel Honoré, or ‘The General’ as he is affectionately called by people in south Louisiana. Survivors vividly remember the …
Columbus’ reign of terror is one of the darkest chapters in our history. The REAL question is: Why do we celebrate a holiday in honor of this man?” written by Sheri Lewis This is a thought-provoking question. If we say like the school history books that he discovered America, then we would be incorrect and …
Interviews conducted by Lana Cuffy STT- The United States Virgin Islands is in a crisis facing homelessness. “…as of January 2018, Virgin Islands had an estimated 486 experiencing homelessness on any given day.” According to the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness Statistics, “as of January 2018, Virgin Islands had an estimated 486 experiencing homelessness …
Three UVI Communication Majors were elected to attend the most attended convention in the history of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) in Miami. Maxiene Cabo, Leandra Kent, and Nigencia James joined more than 4,000 students and practicing journalists. who came together to network and celebrate the best in media produced by and for …