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Caroline Turner, Opinions Editor I started Monday, September 14th with an email from UNCG’s ITS department rolling out and announcing SpartanAI, a new initiative to give students, faculty, and staff at our institution access to multiple AI models. This is not a lone experience. We all received that email, and I’m sure that we all had varying reactions to the email itself. I’ve heard from … Continue reading AI Literacy is More than Access
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Imani Tailly, News Editor On Monday, September 14, The University of North Carolina Greensboro announced that all current students, staff, and university faculty now have access to Spartan AI. UNCG describes Spartan AI as, “a new secure AI workspace that brings multiple AI models together in one university-supported environment.” Using nebulaONE, an AI gateway owned by Cloudforce, it gives UNCG access to well-known AI models … Continue reading A Deep Dive into the New Spartan AI
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Brittany Hilliard, Sports & Gaming Editor Have you ever thought about what it would be like to literally be inside a video game? For some people, that idea will become a reality. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise, NOT A HOTEL and the Pokémon Company have collaborated to build a life-size poké ball for selected guests to stay in that overlooks a beautiful … Continue reading Living in Games: Player Housing and its Value in Video Games
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Talia Gray, Features Editor Now that the 2026-2027 school year is well underway, I’d like to welcome you all back to the food and lifestyle column called Talia’s Tastes where I, Talia, review local eateries and try new experiences you can find here in Greensboro. In this edition of Talia’s Tastes, I’d like to share some of my favorite places to visit for those who … Continue reading Welcome Back to Talia’s Tastes
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Lydia Weinberger, Arts & Entertainment Editor History Founded in 1937 by Sylvia and Joe Gray as the Carolina Sales Company, a catalog and surplus store with a 14-room boarding house above, the cacophony that is now Elsewhere is far from unfamiliar to the people of Greensboro. After Joe’s death in 1955, Sylvia transformed the store into her personal dragon’s hoard, which she added to and … Continue reading Elsewhere is Here!
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Virginia Weaver, Senior Staff Writer Microwaved Beef is a column by Virginia Weaver that reflects on flashpoints from the last few years in the culture wars. The rapid pace of contemporary discourse makes it easy to forget critical moments and trends that have defined our social and academic lives. Microwaved Beef brings those moments back into the spotlight. In November 2025, Hachette, one of the … Continue reading AI novels: an epidemic?
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Caroline Turner, Opinions Editor I’ve recently been trying to allow myself to be bad at things. This is certainly a strange development for someone who has spent most of her life trying to be good at things. School has rewarded me for being good at school. Work has rewarded me for being good at work. Most of my hobbies come with the implicit expectation that, eventually, I should be good enough to … Continue reading Stop Giving Your Hobbies Homework
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Imani Tailly, News Editor North Carolina is quickly approaching the midterm elections. Unlike presidential elections, the next of which will be in November of 2028, the midterms often attract fewer voters. In the 2024 general presidential election, voter turnout was 73.73% compared to 51.14% in the 2022 non-presidential election. Despite the lower turnout, the midterms often play a major role in determining who will represent North Carolina in the Senate, House of Representatives and other government positions. With state-wide voting occurring on Nov. 3, 2026, this may be the first time you cast your vote. Making sure you … Continue reading Voting on Campus: A Guide for the Upcoming Midterms
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Brittany Hilliard, Sports/Gaming Editor Everywhere we look today, reboots of older books, movies, and television shows have sprung up in an effort to do something new with them, help them appeal to different audiences, or give fans more of what they already love. In 2026 alone, films such as Toy Story 5 (June 19), Spider Man: Brand New Day (July 31), and Sense and Sensibility (slated for release on October 16) have emerged as remakes and adaptations of previous movies and novels. Of … Continue reading Modding Matters: How Mods Reshape the World of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
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Sades Carroll Western North Carolina (WNC) is home to more than 4,000 plant species and thousands of animal species that live on the land. The region is home to around 1.5 million residents and to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most visited national park in the country, with 11.5 million visitors. It is a place of natural beauty visited during all seasons of the year and includes many endearing locations like the Biltmore Estate, a popular landmark that has thousands of weddings and banquets. The Blue Ridge Parkway holds over 100 different overlooks and hiking trails within the North Carolina portion of the parkway. There are around 500 natural … Continue reading Why the Mountains Need to be Protected
