Month: January 2015

arts and entertainment, Shannon Neu

Hard-hitting women rock at Orion

By Shannon Neu, Staff Writer Published in print Jan. 28, 2015 Women dominated the stage Friday night at Club Orion’s All Female Lineup event. The show featured only metal bands fronted by women. Bands included Endless Season, Black Plague, Cytokine Storm and Crimson Countess. The show opened with an acoustic set featuring Mindy Jackson of Endless Season and guitarist Josh Underwood. The pair performed covers of songs … Continue reading Hard-hitting women rock at Orion

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arts and entertainment

Phoebe Snow commemorated at Crown

By Chris Nafekh, Staff Writer Published in print Jan. 21, 2015 This past Saturday, The Crown at the Carolina Theatre looked classy with purple lighting and café style seating. At each round table sat fans of Phoebe Snow, eager to hear sounds of the ‘70s. Snow was an award-winning folk artist best known for her song “Poetry Man,” a song about a love affair with a married … Continue reading Phoebe Snow commemorated at Crown

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News, spencer schneier

The N.C. Puzzle: Interview with Director of Strategic Initiatives Mike Tarrant

By Spencer Schneier, Staff Writer This interview is the first part of a larger initiative The Carolinian will be exploring this semester, during which we will investigate the wide variety of political and economic factors that affect both UNCG and the UNC system at large. With a Republican vice-grip on North Carolina politics, continued tuition hikes, a “student-loan debt crisis,” a new chancellor arriving at … Continue reading The N.C. Puzzle: Interview with Director of Strategic Initiatives Mike Tarrant

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joseph abraham

Aycock name is not representative of campus diversity

By Joseph Abraham, Editor-in-Chief Published in print on Jan.21, 2015 Last Wednesday at a faculty senate meeting, Chancellor Brady spoke about plans to form a committee that would look into whether or not UNCG should change the name of Aycock Auditorium. While former Gov. Charles B. Aycock (1859-1912) was known for his support of education across the state of North Carolina and contributed heavily to … Continue reading Aycock name is not representative of campus diversity

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daniel johnson, Sports

Head coach of UNCG Tennis, Jeff Trivette

By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print on Jan.21, 2015 A day before Halloween, the UNCG men’s tennis team received some scary news. Coach Thomas Mozur would resign as  head coach to take a position as Junior Academy Direction for the Raleigh Racquet Club . With winter break only about a month and a week away, the team had about 40 days before their … Continue reading Head coach of UNCG Tennis, Jeff Trivette

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daniel johnson, Sports

Women’s Basketball stumbles, Track & Field run at Chapel Hill

By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print on Jan.21, 2015 Women’s Basketball UNCG vs Mercer Last week, the women’s basketball team had two games against two Southern Conference rivals. Their first game, last Monday, UNCG hosted the Mercer Bears. In the match, the highly contested battle went down to the wire, but unfortunately did not go the way of the Blue and Gold as … Continue reading Women’s Basketball stumbles, Track & Field run at Chapel Hill

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Sports, terrence hinds

Campus still proud of Carolina Panthers after loss

Student and Panthers fan Juwan McKenzie is confident the team will improve next season By Terrence Hinds, Staff Writer Published in print Jan.21, 2015 As a Panthers win in the final moments of their Wild Card contest seemed at hand, it was interesting to see Carolina fans come out of the woodworks. Nearly quiet all season as the team struggled, I sought to talk to … Continue reading Campus still proud of Carolina Panthers after loss

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madison wyker, matthew johnson, Sports

Men’s Basketball end losing streak, beat VMI

Continuing his hot shooting, vs VMI this week Nicholas Paulos has continued his hot stretch at home By Matthew Johnson, Sports Editor Published in print Jan.21, 2015 After falling to Western Carolina the previous Saturday, the men’s basketball team ended their four game losing streak last Wednesday by defeating the VMI Keydets at the Greensboro Coliseum. The win for the Blue and Gold, the first … Continue reading Men’s Basketball end losing streak, beat VMI

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Katerina Mansour, Opinions

Expectations vs reality

By Katerina Mansour, Staff Writer Published in print Jan 21, 2015. We’ve all been there. A new semester begins and we plan on doing everything possible in order to succeed. Organize, plan, do work ahead of time, no more distractions, study every day, read every day, do everything and anything possible to get the best grades. We’ve got it all figured out, this semester is going to … Continue reading Expectations vs reality

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Opinions, Rebecca Harrelson

Push for a better Greensboro

By Rebecca Harrelson, Staff Writer Published in print Jan 21, 2015. As students we tend to take on more than our share of identities. We are daughters, brothers, family members, caretakers, lovers, employees, friends and the list goes on. Yet with all of our daily activities we have this really great ability, which you might be complete unaware of. We have the ability to make our surrounding  … Continue reading Push for a better Greensboro

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