Month: September 2017

Breaking News, News

UPDATE: Search for one of two men behind Brown Summit carjacking continues

Submitted by Katherine Ellis ktellis@uncg.edu One suspect is behind bars and another is still on the run after a carjacking late Monday night.  21-year-old, Jeremy Vann Schmidt, from Greensboro was taken into custody on Tuesday. According to Detective Tyndall with the Greensboro Police Department,  officers responded to a robbery call at 100 Grovecrest Way, near UNC-Greensboro around 11p.m. on Monday.    According to officials, two … Continue reading UPDATE: Search for one of two men behind Brown Summit carjacking continues

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arts and entertainment, Uncategorized, Visual & Performance

Triad Stage Opens 2017-2018 Season with a Thought-Provoking Bang

Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor A new season, an American classic and a Greensboro theater. Sept. 17 kicked off the 2017-2018 season of Triad Stage with the theater’s largest production to date – “South Pacific.” This production is directed by Preston Lane, the founding artistic director of the Triad Stage, and is in partnership with UNCG’s Concert and Lecture Series. “South Pacific” will run … Continue reading Triad Stage Opens 2017-2018 Season with a Thought-Provoking Bang

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arts and entertainment, Upcoming A&E Events

Woods of Terror: A Scary Good Time

Chelsea Korynta Staff Writer The first day of fall might have felt “summery,” with temperatures in the upper 80 degrees, but Greensboro’s Woods of Terror on Church Street has spent all year on a haunted attraction that will send chills down your spine. Owner Eddie McLaurin has been operating the woods at the current location since 2001, and this year’s annual additions are on a … Continue reading Woods of Terror: A Scary Good Time

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arts and entertainment, Reviews

What to Read: Top Five Cult Classics in Literature

Danielle Anderson Staff Writer No matter who you are or where you are from, everyone knows at least one “cult classic” genre. There are cult classic films, like “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” cult classic television shows like “Twin Peaks,” but did you know there are cult classic literary works as well? Here are the top five novels you should read if you are desperate to … Continue reading What to Read: Top Five Cult Classics in Literature

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arts and entertainment, Upcoming A&E Events

Upcoming Concerts for the Perfect Fall Bucket List

Matthew Paterson Staff Writer Leaves are falling off trees, Halloween stores are beginning to sprout up in strip malls and above all else, it is not so damn hot outside all the time. Of course, along with the fall clichés, a fresh lineup of concerts to fill those breezy nights is a necessity. These are just some of the upcoming shows at a few venues … Continue reading Upcoming Concerts for the Perfect Fall Bucket List

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arts and entertainment, Reviews

DJ Khaled: “Grateful?” More Like Painful!

Sam Haw Staff Writer Occasionally, highly influential albums are met with initially negative critical reception. The Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” and The Velvet Underground’s “The Velvet Underground & Nico” both went on to completely change the shape of music in spite of their unfavorable reviews. Hopefully, this is not the case with DJ Khaled’s atrocious 10th album, “Grateful,” or else we may as well start … Continue reading DJ Khaled: “Grateful?” More Like Painful!

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arts and entertainment, Reviews

The Phenomenon of Rick and Morty

Annalee Glatus Staff Writer For the past few months, the name “Pickle Rick” has become an internet sensation. Various social media platforms are littered with “Rick and Morty” memes and graphics. The Cartoon Network show is on Adult Swim, an adult-oriented programming featured only at night. The show is in its third season, but “Rick and Morty” has swept the world of geeks and nerds … Continue reading The Phenomenon of Rick and Morty

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Community, Features, technology

The Chalkening

Curtis Hoffman Staff Writer Early in the morning on Sept. 18, under the cover of darkness, people came onto campus to write politically charged messages in chalk for the nearly 20,000 students of UNCG to see. The event was playfully labeled “The Chalkening at UNCG,” and it is the latest in a series of spread out and largely uncoordinated attempts to protest a perceived level … Continue reading The Chalkening

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Community, Features

Local Bar Keeps Spirit of Retro Gaming Alive

Jamal Sykes Staff Writer One of the newest additions to downtown Greensboro’s nightlife is Boxcar Bar + Arcade, a North Carolina based adult arcade franchise that started in Raleigh. The bar is the vision of local entrepreneur, Jerrad Bement, who also had a hand in co-founding Oak City Collection, a clothing company that focuses on working with local artists to create North Carolina themed graphic … Continue reading Local Bar Keeps Spirit of Retro Gaming Alive

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Blogs, Community, Features

Faith-Based Institutions

Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer On the quiet Sunday of Sept. 15, 1963, Sunday school had just finished at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson and Carol Denise McNair were ready to return home, but sadly they never made it home that day. Fifteen sticks of dynamite were tied to a timing device on the east side … Continue reading Faith-Based Institutions

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