Month: January 2018

A & E, arts, arts and entertainment, Visual & Performance

Review: CTG’s Quirky Crime Thriller “Women in White” Takes the Stage

Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor Crime thrillers typically fall under the category of serious dramas, with some blood-soaked victim found dead and a mysterious killer on the loose. However, Community Theatre of Greensboro’s newest production, “Women in White,” twists this finely crafted definition by adding morsels of slap-stick humor. The all-women play takes place in the common room for residency nurses at Cranford General … Continue reading Review: CTG’s Quirky Crime Thriller “Women in White” Takes the Stage

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Features, Human Interest

Exposing Pedophilia in Hollywood: A Tale of Two Coreys

Catie Byrne Features Editor At 8 p.m. on, Jan. 6, the television network, Lifetime, premiered the original movie, “A Tale of Two Coreys,” about the lives of actors, Corey Haim and Corey Feldman, and their journey through surviving child-stardom, pedophilic abuse and drug addiction. The project came on the heels of actor Corey Feldman’s public campaign dubbed, “TRUTH,” to expose pedophiles in Hollywood and the … Continue reading Exposing Pedophilia in Hollywood: A Tale of Two Coreys

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Columns, Opinions, Uncategorized

Yes, We Need Immigration

Kaetlyn Dembkoski Staff Writer In the time that Trump has occupied the White House, the changes made to immigration and the laws originally coupled with it have been drastic. While debates occur in the government over whom to accept as a citizen, it is easy to forget that these inhabitants are people. As per decades of U.S. immigration policy, the U.S. used to call for … Continue reading Yes, We Need Immigration

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Sports

Sledding, Snowboarding, Skiing, Snowball Fight, Snowman: Favorite ‘S’ Activity

The Sports Staff With the past week’s snow storm that hit our fare campus and cancelled classes for two days, we asked the sports staff what activity they find the most enjoyable when in the snow. The only qualifier is that the activity has to start with the letter ‘s. Though this may sound challenging, that fact is that many of the fun games one … Continue reading Sledding, Snowboarding, Skiing, Snowball Fight, Snowman: Favorite ‘S’ Activity

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Campus Sports, featured, Men's Basketball, Sports, Woman's Basketball

2 Wins & 2 Losses

Isaiah Saint Hilaire Staff Writer As we near the end of the UNCG women’s and men’s basketball season, we have all noticed the difference in the success between the two teams. The women’s basketball team has played hard all season long, but in close games, they can not seem to figure out what offensive scheme to run to close out games successfully. The men have … Continue reading 2 Wins & 2 Losses

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Features, Human Interest

Homelessness in the Winter: An Epidemic

Lauren Summers Staff Writer It is never easy being homeless. According to a 2016 survey reported by Social Solutions, an estimated “564,708 people in the U.S. are homeless,” and of these homeless, “206,286 were people in families, 358,422 were individuals and a quarter of the entire group were children.” On top of all the trials and tribulations people facing homelessness must deal with, during the … Continue reading Homelessness in the Winter: An Epidemic

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Campus Sports, Men's Basketball, Sports

UNCG Basketball: Home Court Advantage

Andrew Salmon Staff Writer Since 2013, UNCG men’s basketball has played in Fleming Gymnasium 9 times, going 8-1 (89 percent) in those contests. UNCG has gone 34-24 (59 percent) in other 58 home games they have played at the Greensboro Coliseum in that time. There are perhaps other factors at play, but Fleming is a small and intimate arena that, when packed, is the loudest … Continue reading UNCG Basketball: Home Court Advantage

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A & E, Artist Weekly, arts and entertainment, Visual & Performance

“Dump Months” Give Theaters a Chance to Take Out the Trash

Chelsea Korynta Staff Writer It’s January! The first month of the year means schools all over the country are starting up again, New Year’s resolutions are being made (and broken), and the weather is just plain cold. Americans are coming off the spending-high of the holidays, and trends show that this creates a slow season for retail and food service industries in the first two … Continue reading “Dump Months” Give Theaters a Chance to Take Out the Trash

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Community, Community and Life, Features

“Imperialism and the Indigenous Isichapuitu”: Depictions through Sculpture

Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer “Isichapuitu” lies in Gallery 6 in the Weatherspoon Art Museum. The ceramic figures sit in the middle of the room yet their presence seems to fill the gallery in its entirety. With eloquent intensity, artist Kukuli Velarde presents anyone whose eyes meet the piece with questions concerning the history and consequences between the indigenous Huastec people of Mexico and their imperialistic … Continue reading “Imperialism and the Indigenous Isichapuitu”: Depictions through Sculpture

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A & E, arts, arts and entertainment, Uncategorized, Visual & Performance

Melding Textile and Tradition at the Weatherspoon

Ross Kiefer Editor-in-Chief When thinking of a quilt, it is easy to imagine a colorful mass of blanket for someone to curl up under. For visual artist Sanford Biggers, a quilt is more of a combination between different aspects of history and culture. On Dec. 16, the Weatherspoon Art Museum honored Biggers as Falk Visiting Artist, featuring works of his that explore different phases of … Continue reading Melding Textile and Tradition at the Weatherspoon

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