Monique Williams Staff Writer The NCAA has placed UNCG’s athletic department on a three-year probationary period in the wake of recent findings that proves some of the athletic staff were involved in sports betting activities. The scandal was uncovered in… Read More ›
Hannah AstinStaff Writer Dozens of volunteers attended a recent training on how to identify and report Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicles. The majority-white group of volunteers was taught by a small solidarity group of women working with Siembra NC…. Read More ›
Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer It was quiet. More quiet than usual, but the floorboards creaked just as much. I had been in the Foust building before, but never when it was this empty. The air was heavy. There were people… Read More ›
Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer For many of us, the 2016 U.S. national election feels like it was just yesterday. The 24-hour news on repeat, and friends and family texting and calling as emotions flooded the populace still feels familiar and… Read More ›
Sydney ThompsonStaff Writer A scroll down Wildfire, UNCG’s safety alert and campus social media app, reveals students with business propositions, memes, the occasional actual safety concern and complaints about classes and school. A more recent theme among these complaints, however,… Read More ›
Ma’Kayla Hunter Staff Writer Since the early years of America, the importance of voting has been embedded through our civic duties. This act has become critical because of its opportunity of participation from individuals to enact democracy. Though voting is… Read More ›
Kayla Bullock Staff Writer If you use social media, you’ve probably heard about Tekashi 6ix9ine. Born Daniel Hernandez, 6ix9ine is an American rapper, songwriter and convicted felon. He is the infamous internet troll that has started beef with almost every… Read More ›
Sarah Grace Goolden Opinions Editor It’s common knowledge that the hiring process is racist and transphobic. Tactics like judging someone based on their name have been routine and normalized. Minorities statistically have a harder time getting their foot in the… Read More ›
Sarah Grace Goolden Opinions Editor In Kenosha, Wisconsin, 29-year-old Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back by a white police officer after an unnecessary altercation. As with every race-fueled murder by the police, the internet errupted in disagreement…. Read More ›
Ma’Kayla Hunter Staff Writer In 2020, the unpredictable has become the expected. Since March, this pandemic has altered the way America operates within its entirety. Schools are now mostly online, birthday gatherings have become virtual and Amazon has made an… Read More ›
Alicia ConnellyStaff Writer Students at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) are speaking out about a recent “sextortion” case. More than 40 victims in three states, including five students from UNCG, have already come forward alleging that they… Read More ›
Meagan BessStaff Writer The Elliott University Center held a lively audience on January 18 from 7 PM to 9 PM. UNCG’s open mic and slam poetry event began with a check-in for UNCG students, grabbing a raffle ticket for prizes… Read More ›
Hannah AstinStaff Writer With a new multi-million-dollar grant, UNC-Greensboro’s (UNCG) School of Education will create a new teaching program focused on bringing high-tech thinking to two rural North Carolina counties. The five-year, $6.1 million grant comes from the Teacher Quality… Read More ›
Eden LandgroverStaff Writer Get your garlic, crucifixes and wooden stakes ready for Triad Stage’s production of ‘Dracula’, but you might also want to bring your thinking cap. The adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic story is elaborately executed and brilliantly visually… Read More ›
Eden LangroverStaff Writer This Halloween season, Carolina Ballet presented the world premier of ‘Frankenstein’, an all new ballet created by the company’s Artistic Director, Zalman Raffael. Debuting brand new choreography, costumes and set design, as well as new music from… Read More ›
Megan PociaskStaff Writer As Halloween is just around the corner, it’s only natural to revisit legends of the hauntings that supposedly occur here at UNCG. The infamous Mary Foust Residence Hall is probably the most notably haunted residence hall on… Read More ›
Imani PuckeringStaff Writer Greensboro has an undeniably rich history of music, and the Tate Street Festival is an excellent showcase of the city’s musical talent. The festival, held on Friday, October 19th drew in more than just students and a… Read More ›
Peyton UpchurchStaff Writer On Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, city officials broke ground on a new facility expected to assist adults and adolescents in Greensboro who are suffering from mental health crises by allowing them to avoid long emergency room wait… Read More ›
Tyra HilliardStaff Writer The mayor of Greensboro is receiving backlash after the placement of new rules that some Greensboro citizens say violate their right to free speech. As of Oct. 2, the public speaking rules that Mayor Nancy Vaughan of… Read More ›
Myra BariStaff Writer After three years heading the once-powerful United States House Freedom Caucus, North Carolina Republican Mark Meadows has decided to leave his position as chairman. After the Republican Party’s recent loss of the House majority, the congressional group… Read More ›
Peyton UpchurchStaff Writer North Carolina state officials have reported that they plan to nullify the license of a Greensboro youth treatment facility over a recent Medicaid scheme. United Youth Care Services, which treated clients with substance abuse concerns, provided housing… Read More ›
Hannah Astin Staff Writer On Oct. 2, Associate Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer addressed an audience at the Greensboro Coliseum as part of the Guilford College Bryan Series. Breyer, a sitting United States Supreme Court Justice, has been on the… Read More ›
Hannah AstinStaff Writer The Trump administration is threatening to cut funding to a joint University of North Carolina and Duke University Middle East studies program, claiming that the program is misusing its federal grant money to promote the, “positive aspects… Read More ›
Erin Shockley Staff Writer On Saturday, September 21, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s radio station, WUAG 103.1, hosted their second WUAG-A-PALOOZA concert at the Cone Ballroom in the EUC. The lineup included two returning acts from Greensboro, Reliably… Read More ›
Rachel SpinellaFeatures Editor On Friday, September 27, Ava’s Cupcakes presented it’s grand opening of their third bakery in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Ava’s Cupcakes, bakes and sells scratch-made desserts, though they are more specifically known for their cupcakes. The first bakery… Read More ›
Andrew Salmon Sports Editor I had been to BB&T Field at Groves Stadium, home to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and commonly shortened to BB&T Field, once before. That was for states in 2013—my high school, Northern Guilford, was going… Read More ›
Gabrielle Lowery Staff Writer On Tuesday, August 6, The University of North Carolina systems announced that the University of North Carolina Greensboro would be one of six institutions receiving a grant to participate in the student success innovation lab (SSIL). Student… Read More ›
Andrew SalmonSports Editor The truth is, every UNCG fan has a secondary school for football season. That’s the cold reality of going to a school that refuses to fund a football team—and that’s fine. It is what it is. That… Read More ›
Patrick O’ConnellStaff Writer Marketing companies and media conglomerates are building files on us based on our internet usage. They put us into demographics within demographics, trying to target us with the most effective, useful and influential advertisements. They’ve tracked everything… Read More ›
Hannah AstinStaff Writer The North Carolina State Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the future, and past of the death penalty in the state. The State Supreme Court heard arguments on Aug. 26 and 27 concerning the fate… Read More ›
Marisa Sloan Staff Writer Clusters of human brain cells known as organoids have been successfully grown in a lab, according to a report researchers published in the journal “Cell Stem Cell” on Aug. 29. These organoids, popularly known as “minibrains,”… Read More ›
Megan Pociask Staff Writer On Thursday, September 5 at 6 p.m., people from the local community gathered at College Park Baptist Church to witness an Immigration Policy Reform Roundtable, hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad. After… Read More ›
Roni MartinezStaff Writer A North Carolina native rapper, Rapsody, just dropped her latest album titled Eve. Clocking in at one hour and three minutes, Rapsody delivers a rhythmic and lyrically loaded project full of beautiful and familiar samples. Rapsody reinforces… Read More ›
R.A Brock Copy Editor/Staff Writer We are currently in the main stretch of hurricane season, which extends from June 1 to Nov. 30 for the Southeastern US. September has been designated by the Federal Emergency Management Administration as National Preparedness… Read More ›
Rachel SpinellaFeatures Editor When it comes to the first day of college, it can be hard for freshman or transfer students to meet new people and make new friends. It’s not easy being the new person on campus and it… Read More ›
Douglas BurnsStaff Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG men’s soccer team and their coach, Chris Rich, worked hard for their first win of the collegiate season at home. UNCG squared off against the George Washington Colonials on a beautiful North… Read More ›
Hannah AstinStaff Writer Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris spoke in Greensboro on Sunday, Aug. 25 while on the campaign trail. The former prosecutor and current California senator visited two locations in Durham before stopping at Smith High School. Addressing the… Read More ›
Molly Lawler Staff Writer Sexual assault — two small words, which together harness the power to silence a room. On Thursday, August 22 during the annual UNCG Clothesline Project T-Shirt Making event, that silence is exactly what ensued. As a… Read More ›
Andrew SalmonSports Editor The 2019 UNCG men’s golf team captured its second consecutive SoCon title and its fourth in school history last week at the par-72 Pinehurst No. 9. It was a historically good performance for the Spartans, who shot… Read More ›
Krysten HeberlyEditor-in-Chief With the cracking of lightning, a crowd gathered in Pittsboro, North Carolina, screaming for an encore. Sheltered from the rain, the crowd packed like sardines in the Cabaret Tent, as Rebekah Todd brought the thunder with every powerful… Read More ›
Andrew SalmonSports Editor It’s the last issue of the semester. Normally, there’s a farewell piece from the editor (me) or a writer who’s graduating, but there isn’t a single senior on the sports staff. Instead, we’ll acknowledge a few graduating… Read More ›
Luciano GonzalezStaff Writer Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is planning to introduce a bill into Congress in the coming weeks that would raise the national minimum age required to legally sell tobacco from age 18 to 21. This is being… Read More ›
Eden LandgroverStaff Writer At the conclusion of each semester, the UNCG Dance Department puts on a concert in which students in repertoire classes perform the works that they have been developing and rehearsing all semester. These courses are performance based,… Read More ›
Quashon AventStaff Writer On Sept. 8, 2018, Marcus Deon Smith was arrested after exhibiting erratic behavior in traffic. While in the back of the police car, Marcus began screaming and hitting the windows of the vehicle. Officers opened the door,… Read More ›
Shayna PraceStaff Writer In 2018, sewer lines across Greensboro released more than 3.5 million gallons of untreated sewage onto roads and into waterways. This led to 64 untreated sewage discharges, also known as sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) that year. So… Read More ›
Hannah AstinStaff Writer On April 28, Democratic North Carolina state legislators introduced three bills meant to protect LGBTQ+ individuals from discriminations, outlaw conversion therapy and completely repeal HB2. In the wake of the “bathroom bill” signed by former Governor Pat… Read More ›
Marykent Wolff News Editor Camp Kesem at UNC-Greensboro, a student-led nonprofit organization that supports children ages 6 to 18 through and beyond a parent or guardian’s cancer, held its first, “Make the Magic” fundraising banquet on April 5. The fundraiser… Read More ›
Ashley AllenStaff Writer Dance is a sport, dance is not a sport. The debate has been occurring for years on whether to classify dance as a hobby or as an athletic sport. This argument is even present here on the… Read More ›
Janelle CrubaughStaff Writer Campus MovieFest (CMF) is the largest student film festival in the entire world that tours around over 40 universities in the United States. Through the help of various schools as well as corporate partners, CMF is able… Read More ›
Krysten HeberlyEditor-in-Chief Every member of the UNCG community has their idea of what this University means to them. Whether it is scoring a basket during a successful season, typing the last sentence of a ten-page paper or simply laying a… Read More ›
Janelle CrubaughStaff Writer On Friday, March 15, Alison Grillo, a transgender comedian, graced the stage of the UNCG auditorium and performed a knee-slapping comedy performance. Grillo was actually the very first transgender comedian to appear on the NBC reality TV… Read More ›
Eden LandgroverStaff Writer Political art is no new concept in today’s politically charged artistic world. What was once a precarious risk is now on the brink of becoming normalized. The challenge now is to isolate each work into its own… Read More ›
Sarah Grace Goolden Opinions Editor On March 13, Louisville police officers entered Breonna Taylor’s apartment using a battering ram without identifying themselves. They had been attempting to raid a home where two men were allegedly selling drugs but that home… Read More ›
Axel Battista Staff Writer What do you say when you introduce yourself? What information do you give someone you just met? Mostly likely you’ll just give them your name, right? But what about your pronouns? Why might these be so… Read More ›
Ma’Kayla Hunter Staff Writer As the pandemic has continued, the importance of businesses have been placed under a microscope. With all of these entities attempting to continue as normal, the need for finances have become a pressing issue. The issue… Read More ›
Kayla Bullock Staff Writer Popular rapper Megan Thee Stallion confirmed that singer/songwriter Tory Lanez shot her after an argument last month in Hollywood. The two were leaving a party in Hollywood Hills when the incident happened. In a video provided… Read More ›
Axel Battista Staff Writer More videos have surfaced of people being inconsiderate and discourteous towards not only the owner of service animals, but the dog as well. Someone might be distracting the dog by cooing at it or asking if… Read More ›
