Cole Villena, Author at UNC Media Hub

Cole Villena

Cole Villena is a senior from Raleigh, NC, majoring in Reporting. He previously served as an intern for INDY Week and now serves as an editorial assistant. Cole hopes to continue his reporting career by working for a newspaper or magazine.

N.C. has options for relieving its strained prison system

Story by Cole Villena Illustration by Katie Clark RALEIGH – Oklahoma made history last month…

Troubled water: Why the world’s oldest wetland trees aren’t in a state park

Story by Cole Villena Video by Melissa Rademaker Photography by Andie Rea IVANHOE — A…

Pokémon Go bridges age gaps with an unlikely audience

By Cole Villena DURHAM — There’s a story behind every Pokémon in Terri DeMaeyer’s collection.…

For NC’s young farmers, ‘it’s more about the lifestyle than the living’

Story by Cole Villena MADISON, N.C. — Ryan Clark is 13 years younger than the…