Shakori Hills Festival Returns to the Tarheel State

Krysten HeberlyEditor-in-Chief As many students are spending their nights in the Jackson Library, preparing for the upcoming exam season that lies ahead, many musicians are re-stringing their guitars and tuning up their drum kits. With less than a month left, these musicians are preparing for the Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance, a four day festival for music and arts that takes place … Continue reading Shakori Hills Festival Returns to the Tarheel State

Are Free-To-Play Games a Trap?

Bruce CaseStaff Writer Marketing companies and video game developers understand the potential gold mines that video games are in general. We went from Pong, a simple 2-dimensional tennis game, to hyper-realistic games like Forza Horizon 4, where you can barely tell that it is a video game because the graphics are so sophisticated. There are even open world games like Elder Scrolls: Skyrim where developers … Continue reading Are Free-To-Play Games a Trap?

Environmental Protection Agency Meets to Discuss Air Pollution and Public Health

Marisa SloanStaff Writer Members of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) met for a public hearing in late March to discuss the public health dangers—or lack thereof—caused by air pollution. This comes after the EPA disbanded its subcommittee called the Particulate Matter Review Panel last year, a subcommittee which was responsible for determining how much air pollution is safe for breathing. Now, led by Chair Tony … Continue reading Environmental Protection Agency Meets to Discuss Air Pollution and Public Health

“Old Town Road” and Racism in Country Music

Krysten HeberlyEditor-in-Chief Over the past week, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding race within country music, after the hit song, “Old Town Road” was removed from the Billboard Hot Country Chart.  Billboard claims that the decision is because the song, “does not embrace enough elements of today’s country music to chart in its current version.” Many are arguing that the decision is racist … Continue reading “Old Town Road” and Racism in Country Music

UNCG Baseball: Spartans Take Two Of Three Against Furman

Brayden StampsStaff Writer The UNCG Baseball team just wrapped a thrilling three-game weekend series against the Furman Paladins at the UNCG Baseball Stadium, with UNCG winning two of the three games against the Paladins. This SoCon series had everything ranging from amazing weather, rain delays, clutch hitting, controversial calls and an ejection/suspension. Game one of the series began on Friday with a line of rainstorms … Continue reading UNCG Baseball: Spartans Take Two Of Three Against Furman

To Be Buried In A Pet Sematary: The 30 Year Anniversary

Emily HicksStaff Writer Picture this: it is the spring of 1989. The Soviet Union is still intact. George H. W. Bush is president, and Stephen King’s “Pet Sematary” has been adapted into a film by director Mary Lambert six years after the book was originally released. In its first weekend, the horror film grosses over twelve million dollars in box office sales. Horror fans go … Continue reading To Be Buried In A Pet Sematary: The 30 Year Anniversary

Trump is Ending SNAP as We Know it

Courtney CordozaStaff Writer The Trump Administration is looking to change who is eligible to receive food stamps. The proposal wants to cut food stamp assistance to able-bodied adults without dependents. If this proposal passes, nearly 750,000 people would lose the benefits supplemented by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Four million receivers of food stamps fall into this category. The administration hopes to pass this act, … Continue reading Trump is Ending SNAP as We Know it

To Spend, or Not to Spend

Megan Pociask Staff Writer It is no secret that recently, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos had to defend the Trump administration’s attempt to make significant cuts to multiple student programs, including a nearly $18 million cut towards government funding of the Special Olympics. Though this attempt was ultimately overruled and will continue to be federally funded, it prompted considerable outrage amongst those who have personally been … Continue reading To Spend, or Not to Spend

2019 Rookie of the Year: Domestic Vs. Foreign

Alexis PitchfordStaff Writer NBA Rookie of the Year is usually a tight race, and this year is no different. The two clear-cut candidates are the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic, hailing from Slovenia, and the Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young. Only three international players have won Rookie of the Year: Pau Gasol (2001-02), Andrew Wiggins (2014-15) and Ben Simmons (2017-18). The race is so close that some … Continue reading 2019 Rookie of the Year: Domestic Vs. Foreign