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Since 1919, The Carolinian has functioned as a weekly newspaper that distributes each Wednesday during the traditional academic year. The all-student content reflects the diversity of the 20,000+ students of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. You can find us all over the UNCG campus and off campus in select locations on Tate and Spring Garden Street in Greensboro, NC. The Carolinian is a teaching newspaper that is organized and produced by students of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It is our objective to teach young writers journalistic skills, while emphasizing the importance of honesty and integrity in campus media.
Sports

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

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arts and entertainment

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

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Opinions

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

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Features

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

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Sports

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

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arts and entertainment

“The Dirt”: A Look Into the Life of Mötley Crüe

Emily HicksStaff Writer Do you ever wonder what life is life for rock and roll stars living it up on the road? Or how the fame and fortune changes a band? In the new Mötley Crüe biopic on Netflix, “The Dirt,” the band known as the “World’s Most Notorious Rock Band” is exposed for the good, the bad and the grimy aspects of rock and … Continue reading “The Dirt”: A Look Into the Life of Mötley Crüe

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Us Review: The Enemy is You

Crystal AllenStaff Writer From the mind that brought us the 2017 thriller “Get Out,” Jordan Peele’s new film, “Us” proves that he has successfully transitioned from comedy to horror and is here to stay. “Us” centers around Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong’o) and her family Gabe (Winston Duke), Zora (Shahadi Wright Joseph), and Jason (Evan Alex) as they return to her childhood beach house in Santa … Continue reading Us Review: The Enemy is You

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Sports

A Simple Breakdown of College Athletics

Brayden StampsStaff Writer College athletics are often mired in controversy. Despite march madness’ ongoing alore, there is no escaping the fact that the NCAA and specifically college basketball have deeply-seeded issues. Ever since the FBI began it’s probe a little over a year ago, the situation has continued to worsen. On March 25, American attorney Michael Avenetti was arrested on charges of extortion as well … Continue reading A Simple Breakdown of College Athletics

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Sports

Sports, Injuries and Pressure

Douglas BurnsStaff Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. – “No, I’m good coach.”I’m not sure how many times I have heard, said or read those words exchanged between players and coaches. Players who want to push themselves harder than their bodies can handle are found in every kind of sport. Martial artists who think they can keep fighting, football players who have taken a helmet to the head … Continue reading Sports, Injuries and Pressure

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