Alexis Pitchford Staff Writer It’s rare that a student-athlete ever wakes up and says, “What am I going to do today?” because their schedule is practically the same every day. A typical athlete’s day looks like this: go to class(es), excel in a 2-3-hour practice, lift weights, complete a recovery session, go to study hall, then go to bed. As an athlete, off days feel … Continue reading Pros and Cons of Being a Student-Athlete
Luciano Gonzalez Staff Writer A group of consultants recently went through Guilford county schools and inspected how well equipped the schools are for the challenges of modern education, as well as the overall conditions of the buildings. The findings were not good news for Guilford County teachers, nor for the students throughout the county. On Thursday, Oct. 11, consultants held a meeting to go over … Continue reading Dire Conditions For Guilford County Schools
Andrew Salmon Sports Editor It was an exciting week for UNCG Men’s Basketball, for both present players and alumni. For starters, All-SoCon favorite and 6’10 defensive standout James Dickey made the preseason watchlist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, an award annually handed out to the nation’s top center. Dickey was among 21 centers named to the watchlist, a prestigious distinction shared by Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ, … Continue reading UNCG Men’s Basketball: Big Week For Spartan Hoops
Morgan Stauffer Staff Writer In late 2017, Jonathan Haidt gave a lecture at the Manhattan Institute in which he discussed identity politics. He loosely defined the phenomenon as the political mobilization around group characteristics, and continues by describing how identity politics are not specifically the issue. Instead, it is the in-group versus out-group thinking that occurs as a result. Politics on the left and right … Continue reading Identity Politics: The Utility and Extremity
Bruce Case Staff Writer I have left movie theaters multiple times feeling like I wanted to be Batman. I’ve seen shows like Daredevil, The Punisher and Arrow that have made me fantasize about how cool and exciting being a superhero would be. Punching evil in the face and saving the world looks pretty satisfying! However, these heroes are often vigilantes. Viewers give them a pass … Continue reading Vigilantism Belongs in the Movies
Laura Ashley Powell Staff Writer Georgia’s Secretary of State Brian Kemp is being sued by multiple civil rights groups after approximately 53,000 voter applications have been put on hold in the state three weeks before election day. An overwhelming amount of those applications belong to African American individuals. Kemp, who holds jurisdiction over voting in the state, is also Georgia’s Republican nominee for Governor in … Continue reading Civil Rights Groups Sue Georgia Secretary of State Over Held Up Voter Applications
Alicia Connelly Staff Writer On Friday, Oct. 12, a former pastor for a small evangelical presbyterian congregation in Izmir, Turkey, was released from Turkish prison after roughly two years. Andrew Brunson was originally detained and charged with support of a terrorist organization and political or military espionage. Brunson’s release is being conceptualized by many news sources as a symbol of relief from the tension that … Continue reading Pastor Freed After Two Years in Turkish Custody
Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer It was quiet. More quiet than usual, but the floorboards creaked just as much. I had been in the Foust building before, but never when it was this empty. The air was heavy. There were people in the building, but nowhere near. Yet, for some reason, I felt like someone was watching me from deep inside one of the rooms whose … Continue reading UNCG: A Campus Haunting
Meagan Bess Staff Writer College is about putting one’s full potential into a major, so why not spend some time taking courses for a semester or two overseas? UNCG offers numerous opportunities to study abroad. Not only does UNCG’s International Programs Center (IPC) orchestrate studying abroad, but our college’s departments- such as Bryan School of Business and Economics, Psychology, and Communication Sciences and Disorders- promote … Continue reading Opportunities to See the World with UNCG’s IPC
Rejani King Staff Writer This upcoming election on Nov. 6, 2018 is incredibly important. Why? It’s midterms. Midterm elections are important because they affect an individual’s state representation in Congress. Elections like this one usually see a lower voter turnout than others. It’s important that not only people of color but young people in general show up to the polls. We need more people in … Continue reading Why are Young People not Voting?
