Month: September 2017

Features, Human Interest

Q+ Dialogue ‘n’ Chill

Rachel Funk Staff Writer At the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, diversity is our middle name. Along with the ethnic diversity of a 40 percent non-white student-body, UNCG is also home to a variety of undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and staff members with different gender identities, sexual orientations, and expressions. The LGBTQ+, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and plus community encompasses people from … Continue reading Q+ Dialogue ‘n’ Chill

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Community, Features

The Hidden Figures of Greensboro

Jeannie Ake Staff Writer From 7-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, The Greensboro Public Library hosted an event on-site entitled “Hidden Figures of the Immigrant and Refugee Community.” The event was a part of their biennial “One City, One Book” initiative where the Greensboro Public Library developed programs to engage as many residents of Greensboro as they can in their community-wide book club. This year, Margot Lee … Continue reading The Hidden Figures of Greensboro

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Editorials, Opinions

Getting Stepped On in UNCG’s Giant Steps

James Ross Kiefer Editor-in-Chief In his State of the Campus address, Chancellor Gilliam had this to say, “It’s time for us now to take some giant steps toward making our great university the best it can possibly be.” So where do students with disabilities fit into these “giant steps?” Something that UNCG needs to address is it’s doing a fairly poor job in accommodating students … Continue reading Getting Stepped On in UNCG’s Giant Steps

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Columns, Opinions

Being a Nihilist Doesn’t Make You Cool

Patrick O’Connell Staff Writer In this age of technological miracles, political turmoil and global catastrophes, it’s hard to have any hope for the world. We live in a time period where our lives seem pretty cut and dried. Go to school, get a job, have kids and then retire if you can afford to. The haves and the have-nots are more separate than ever with … Continue reading Being a Nihilist Doesn’t Make You Cool

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Columns, Opinions

The Pumpkin Spice is a Lie

Nicholas Tyler Staff Writer We are approaching the beginning of the holiday season. I won’t get into the usual clichés: none of the “it’s that time of year again” stuff you’ve heard. I won’t speak of sweater weather or complain about leggings, or the crisp autumnal morns that make you feel like one of the non-poets in “The Dead Poets Society.” No, I’m going to … Continue reading The Pumpkin Spice is a Lie

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Blogs, Columns, Features, Opinions

Satirist’s Corner – The Benefits of Procrastination

Cason Ragland Staff Writer Planning essays is for dorks and nerds and even if I did plan this essay out then I would’ve been very hasty about it. I didn’t think twice about my thesis and to be honest I don’t think I really need to. By the end of any semester I’m always certain that procrastination is my most well executed and useful technique. … Continue reading Satirist’s Corner – The Benefits of Procrastination

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Columns, Opinions

A Nation of Immigrants is Who We Are

Brianna Wilson Staff Writer The language we are using to discuss DACA recipients and their families is one that privileges innocence while condemning people based on race. We assume the worst of those parents when many Americans, especially those who supported the termination of DACA, have never feared for the lives and futures of their children. Who are we to judge them when we know … Continue reading A Nation of Immigrants is Who We Are

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Columns, Opinions

A Time to Be Born, A Time to Die

Krysten Heberly Staff Writer With the rise of modern medicine, average human life expectancy has increased drastically in first world countries. We are living longer than ever, and can now survive for years longer than our ancestors did due to the technology of the modern age. Yet, as with any technology, this has its advantages and disadvantages. While we are living longer lives, these lives … Continue reading A Time to Be Born, A Time to Die

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Sports, Upcoming Events

The Sport of Self-Development

Isaiah Saint Hilaire Staff Writer Junior, and chemistry major, Ronaldo Guzman, made it clear that fencing has been one of the most fascinating sports he has been involved in. He spoke about the early stages of his fencing career and how he didn’t really have an interest in it when he was in high school. However, his friend introduced him to the sport and explained … Continue reading The Sport of Self-Development

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