Isaiah Saint Hilaire Staff Writer Jon Milligan looks forward to making an impact for the Spartans this year. Entering his Junior year at UNCG, the goalie is anticipating a prolific season for himself. He looks to redefine his skills and help the Spartans take that number one spot in the SoCon standings. Asked about his views on the team and how he views himself as … Continue reading The Milligan Perspective
Chelsea McBay Staff Writer UNCG Spartan soccer is in their beginning stages of the season. Last season the women went 7-11-2 and 4-4-1 in Southern Conference play as the men went 11-7-2 and 6-4-0 in SoCon matchups. The men lost six departing seniors after the end of the 2016-2017 season, Logan Rohde (goalkeeper), Ricky Chavez (midfielder), Damien Thomas (midfielder), Rouven Wahlfeldt (midfielder), Quin Lema (midfielder/defender) … Continue reading UNCG Soccer Preview
By Sports Staff With the summer coming to an end and the fall semester starting up, the sports section likes to look back and recount their favorite moment in sports throughout the past three months, whether it be a personal experience or something they watched from the comfort of their homes. Daniel July 18, 2017. That entire day was my sports moment of the … Continue reading Favorite Sports Moment of the Summer
Andrew James Staff Writer Former MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent believes that the gates to sports gambling will soon be broken open. His supporting evidence? The recent sale of the Miami Marlins for a staggering $1.2 billion. The franchise was previously bought for $158 Million in 2002. “I know that [gambling] is precisely why these prices are going up,” Vincent said in a recent ESPN interview. … Continue reading Fay Vincent Believes New Owners Are Gambling on Gambling Itself
Tripp Hurd Staff Writer If you see what appears to be tiny UFO’s zooming across your screen when you tune into ESPN, the company is betting that you will find it entertaining. This past June, ESPN began televising the Drone Racing League, which is in its second season. Over 30 countries worldwide have hosted some sort of drone racing, and the popularity is expected to … Continue reading Will Drone Racing Fly For ESPN?
Daniel Johnson Staff Writer The most famous and influential baseball player in the earliest days of professional baseball, and when I said earliest days, that literally means a few years after the Civil War ended, was Cap Anson. Anson is said to be the first player to record 3,000 hits, although poor record keeping and a clear definition of “professional baseball” can put his mark … Continue reading Stories and the Legacy from the Negro League Museum
Chris Funchess Staff Writer On Friday, July 28th in Long Island, President Donald Trump addressed a crowd of distinguished police officers, sheriff’s deputies and state troopers from across New York and New Jersey to thank them for their public service, and to set forth the White House agenda of cracking down on gangs and drug trafficking. A crucial part of this policy is to “dismantle, … Continue reading President Trump: ‘Don’t be too nice with criminals’
Kevin Lui Staff Writer Cone Health has officially surpassed the set fundraising goal of $50,000 for the American Heart Association. A total of 354 Cone Health team members raised $50,144 for the American Heart Association’s Guilford Heart & Stroke walk. The American Heart Association is an organization devoted to saving people from heart disease and stroke– the two leading causes of the death in the … Continue reading Cone Health raises over $50k for American Heart Association
Jayce Shore Staff Writer On July 29, scientists found water from Greensboro’s Mitchel Water Treatment Plant to have high levels of a chemical known as Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) for the third year in a row. PFOS is an industrial chemical on the Environmental Protection Agency’s watch list and is suspected of creating health problems and causing damage to organisms developing in the womb when consumed … Continue reading PFOS found in Greensboro’s drinking water
Marykent Wolff Staff Writer Due to budget reduction demands from the N.C. General Assembly, the N.C. State Board of Education voted on Tuesday July 25 to cut $2.5 billion from their budget. This cut, which the first in a series of budget cuts, will primarily impact low performing, poor or rural school districts. These districts heavily rely on the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) for … Continue reading N.C. Education Budget Cuts
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