Kaetlyn Dembkoski Staff Writer There are some factors that come with considering which college is the best choice. Can it be grades, names and achievements of professors or awards that the school has accumulated? While many colleges around the country focus their efforts solely on maintaining high academic achievement or looking the best in terms of online reviews, some of those colleges fall short on … Continue reading The Pleasures of the Outdoors
Antre Stephenson Staff Writer The UNCG Spartan volleyball team is ready and excited to start their new season. Last year, the blue and gold finished second in the Southern Conference finishing their season 18-13 overall and 11-5 in SoCon play. The team will be without a few key players, losing them to graduation at the end of the 2016-2017 season: outside hitters Alexis Mourier and … Continue reading UNCG Volleyball Season Preview
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor The opening matches of the women’s soccer team marks the beginning of the Spartans athletic semester. The team’s late August matches are the first competitive games for any university team in months. A 2-0 exhibition victory over Campbell University on Aug. 12 kicked off the season for the blue and gold, as well as prepared them for their first match of … Continue reading Michael Coll Looks Ahead to the Season
Alyia Hicks Staff Writer With the cross country season approaching rapidly, UNCG’s men and women cross country teams are looking forward to bringing home even more success than they saw last year. The team ended on a high note, finishing fifth in the league during the Southern Conference Championships. They continued on to the NCAA Southeast Regionals where they placed 29th overall, as did the … Continue reading A Sitdown with Taylor Delaney
Sports Staff Madden football has been in the lives of football and video game fans for 29 years. And with the game’s release this upcoming Friday, the sport section will look back at their favorite memory playing the celebrated football game. Daniel I remember it like it was yesterday. Madden ‘08 on the PSP in franchise mode. I was the Pittsburgh Steelers, and I … Continue reading Madden Memories
Chelsea McBay Staff Writer UNCG is known for not having an official Division I football team. However, do not let this fool you into thinking that UNCG has no team. We have a club football team, which was established in the spring of 2015. It’s quite official, with coaches who played in college, talented current players and athletic gear. The men who play on the … Continue reading New Faces for Club Football
Andrew James Staff Writer For all of the great things that Usain Bolt has been called—The Lightning Bolt, the fastest man alive, inhuman—one thing no one has accused him of is being humble. Rightfully so. Bolt has numerously stated that he is a “legend” and proclaimed himself the greatest athlete of all time. But at the heart of his supreme confidence that might make PR … Continue reading Usain Bolt’s Final Act of Greatness
Matthew Paterson Staff Writer Going into the Cat’s Cradle Back Room on August 9, I had absolutely no clue who I was there to see. I had just listened to a few of the band’s songs on the ride from Greensboro; that was about the extent of my knowledge. I also knew the name of the band was Slaughter Beach, Dog. The name is what … Continue reading Slaughter Beach, Dog’s Surprising Performance at Cat’s Cradle
Emily Cramton Staff Writer Summer soon comes to an end for many, but not for the Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro. The seemingly endless line-up of bands and artists playing at the popular venue features many musicians making stops along their respective summer tours, including indie rock duo Brick and Mortar, as well as electric band The Roosevelts. On August 18, New Jersey-based band Brick and … Continue reading Two Bands Coming to Cat’s Cradle This Weekend
Danielle Anderson Staff Writer On Friday and Saturday, Paper Lantern Theatre presented “Facing Our Truth” at Triad Stage in Downtown Greensboro. It featured a series of six ten minute plays written by a handful of diverse playwrights. The production explored the concepts of race and privilege, highlighting African American issues specifically through the lens of minority populations. Originally commissioned by New York based theatre company … Continue reading “Facing Our Truth” at Triad Stage
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