Month: January 2018

Sports

How New Year’s Resolutions Affect Staff and Students Going to the Kaplan Center

Douglas Burns Staff Writer The beginning of the New Year means the creation of New Year’s resolutions for many people. Some are more specific; some are very general. The majority revolve around health, be it physical, mental or emotional. The gym can fulfill all of these for some. For students and staff alike, the Kaplan Centre is the most likely and most convenient destination for … Continue reading How New Year’s Resolutions Affect Staff and Students Going to the Kaplan Center

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A & E, arts, arts and entertainment

Student Spotlight: Pierce John Rogers’ Love for all Things Aesthetic

Matthew Paterson Staff Writer The day-to-day life of being a student can be tough. With back-to-back classes and stacks of homework, it is not easy to take the time and make sure you look good during the hastiness of it all. There is one student who does this seamlessly: Pierce John Rogers makes a fashion statement every time he walks out the door because that … Continue reading Student Spotlight: Pierce John Rogers’ Love for all Things Aesthetic

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

Women of Color Speaking About Pain and Healing Through Spoken Word

Annalee Glatus Staff Writer An evening of spoken word poetry took place at Scuppernong Books in downtown Greensboro on Friday night. The event featured Ashley Lumpkin and Ayanna Albertson who are on the way to the 2018 Women of the World Poetry Slam and made a pit stop at Scuppernong Books. While the energy in the room was lighthearted and fun, a majority of the … Continue reading Women of Color Speaking About Pain and Healing Through Spoken Word

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Sports

Putting a Bow on the Fantasy Football Season

Sports Staff The conclusion to the NFL regular season ended the year for fans of 20 teams and more than 40 million fantasy football general managers. Let us look back at how The Carolinian sports staff’s ended their fantasy seasons. Daniel’s Men of Steel I lost two out of my top four picks to season ending injuries and squeaked into the postseason as the sixth … Continue reading Putting a Bow on the Fantasy Football Season

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A & E, arts, arts and entertainment, Reviews

Justin Timberlake Announces “Man of the Woods” and Releases First Single, “Filthy”

Sam Haw Staff Writer “I was just wandering barefoot in the woods of Wisconsin and fashioned this guitar out of a canoe,” said Justin Timberlake, in a 2012 sketch from Saturday Night Live. In the original context, Timberlake was impersonating Justin Vernon from Bon Iver, who had come to congratulate Jay Z and Beyonce on the birth of their daughter, Blue Ivy. But, with the … Continue reading Justin Timberlake Announces “Man of the Woods” and Releases First Single, “Filthy”

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Community, Community and Life, Features

10 Steps a Better 2018

Rachel Funk Staff Writer For many people, 2017 was not the best year in the world. Luckily, a brand-new year represents a clean slate to many. We can start a new year as not necessarily a completely new version of ourselves but with the potential to be the best version of ourselves that we can be. Change takes time, and hard work. The positive changes … Continue reading 10 Steps a Better 2018

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News, Politics

Fire and Fury

MaryKent Wolff Staff Writer A tell-all book that criticizes the Trump administration has caused excitement in all political realms in the first weeks of 2018. The book, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” by Michael Wolff, is compiled with information from the first hundred days of Trump’s time in office. Wolff held interviews with over 200 members of the West Wing staff, including … Continue reading Fire and Fury

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Men's Basketball, Sports

Did You Know

Daniel Johnson Sports Editor On December 16, the UNCG men’s basketball traveled to NC State and defeated the Wolfpack 81-76. Prior to the game, the Spartans were 2-59 all time against teams of the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) and 0-10 against the NC State Wolfpack. Not to be outdone, five days later, the Wofford Terriers defeated the UNC Tar Heels 79-75. When the two Southern … Continue reading Did You Know

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Columns, Opinions

Check your (Media) Privilege

Courtney Cordoza Staff Writer As of late, net neutrality has become a topic of concern due to the proposed changes made by the executive branch. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided to repeal the majority of every net neutrality policy put in place by the Obama Administration. The FCC proposed a rollback of the Title II classifications concerning the issue. Ajit Pai, the commission’s current … Continue reading Check your (Media) Privilege

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