![North Carolina's Senate is responsible for making the final decision to pass bills into law. House Bill 115 would aim to loosen restrictions regarding school calendar dates, but is yet to be voted on in the Senate. (Photo courtesy of Robert Jordan via Flickr images)](https://thehowler.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/8740364246_6bc96e2ee2_b.jpg)
Wake County again quarrels over calendar, still without permanent answer
Levi Holland, Photography Editor
• April 18, 2024
![People all around the US come to drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway during the leaf-turning seasons. Driving on the parkway allows for many beautiful sights.](https://thehowler.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Issue-2.5.png)
Leaving your car idling has more consequences than you may realize
Katie Spampinato, News Editor
• November 10, 2023
![Hockey has become quite a popular sport in NC, and much of this is thanks to the state’s only NHL team, the Hurricanes. Since the Hurricanes came to NC in 1997, the sport has become a mainstay and the team, a household name.](https://thehowler.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/hurricanes-photo-900x675.jpg)
How NC has become a hub for hockey culture
Seth Steiner, Staff Writer
• May 11, 2023
![North Carolina film industries have grown drastically in previous years. New films and television shows are helping our local film to flourish and continue on an upward spiral.](https://thehowler.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Issue-4-graphic-1-900x471.png)
New films, television spark the growth of North Carolina’s film industries
Camryn Ledwith, Staff Writer
• March 8, 2023
![Carolyn Reitz (right) stands with the 2016 women's golf team for Wakefield High School's yearbook. Reitz is a reason most of these women were able to go to college for golf.](https://thehowler.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_6780-e1675104865962-900x772.jpeg)
Carolyn Reitz: The untold story of fighting for women’s athletics
Nic Cazin and Sophia Fisher
• February 13, 2023
![What to do over winter break](https://thehowler.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1-900x506.png)
What to do over winter break
Nic Cazin, Co-Editor-in-Chief
• December 16, 2022
![North Carolina nature and insects.](https://thehowler.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/North-Carolina-Animals-and-Nature-900x900.png)
North Carolina nature blooms to life
Max Rubino and Millie Monahan, Arts and Entertainment Editor and Staff Writer
• April 21, 2022
![When sold into human trafficking many victims get marked with a barcode or number and get their hands tied up. Both of these have become symbols used to spread awareness for human trafficking.](https://thehowler.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Untitled-design-31-900x660.png)
We aren’t safe: A human trafficking prevention guide
Daijah DeForge, Co-Editor-In-Chief
• November 19, 2020
![The fair's colored lights shine on a cloudy night.](https://thehowler.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/DSC_0286-900x603.jpg)
Local culture adds significance to the NC State Fair
Jasanee Killins, Staff Writer
• November 7, 2019
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