Daniel Johnson Sports Editor When being recruited out of high school in 1983, future Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman was a highly touted recruit, drawing interest from teams around the country, including Jimmy Johnson and the University of Miami. Aikman liked head coach Barry Switzer and chose to attend the University of Oklahoma. During his freshman year, Aikman suffered a broken ankle against … Continue reading Did You Know?
Isaiah Saint Hilaire Staff Writer The weekend saw a lot of surprises as the Spartan baseball team capped off a 2-1 series victory against the VMI Cadets. Bad weather on Saturday forced the teams to play a double header on Friday before closing out the series on Sunday. The series would be the first on the Spartans’ SoCon schedule. UNCG defeated VMI in the first … Continue reading UNCG Goes 2-1 in Weekend Series Against VMI
Matthew Paterson Staff Writer Everyone wants to be a hero. At some point or another, you’ve probably had the daydream about thwarting some evil plot that saves millions of lives or being someone’s knight in shining armor, protecting them from a sinister villain. As grandiose as they all may be, it always has a happy ending with praise and celebration. It may seem like the … Continue reading Chinese Film Festival: ‘The Price of Being a Hero in Chinese Kung Fu Films’
Elliott Voorhees Staff Writer Did you know that Vice President Mike Pence has a pet rabbit? Because I sure did not. The Pence Family rabbit, named Marlon Bundo, is a precious black and white ball of fluff who has recently found himself in the middle of a politically charged book war. Marlon Bundo hopped his way into the spotlight seemingly overnight. The second family recently … Continue reading Marlon Bundo: An Unexpected Political Figure
Antonio Alamillo Staff Writer A recent report conducted by the North Carolina Justice Center and Education Policy Analyst Kris Nordstrom has revealed that segregation is rising in many North Carolina schools. Titled “Stymied by Segregation: How Integration Can Transform North Carolina Schools and the Lives of Its Students,” the report highlights how the state’s public schools are slowly shifting towards racial and economic segregation. While … Continue reading Report shows increased segregation rates in NC schools
Eden Landgrover Staff Writer MFA candidates Mary-Evelyn Hunt and Amanda Ross showcased their thesis works in a joint concert held at the UNCG Dance Theater on Friday. Each piece – “Concrete Soul” by Mary- Evelyn Hunt and “A Reminiscent System” by Amanda Ross – has been a year in the making and will be their most extensive choreographic exploration in the pursuit of a master’s … Continue reading MFA Thesis Concerts Display Intricacy and Emotion
Emily Cramton Staff Writer On Friday night, musicians and community members alike gathered in the music building’s Recital Hall for a concert full of new music. It was a part of the Collage Chamber Series, which aims to present a variety of genres and music that represents the diversity of music students, faculty and special guests in multiple concerts throughout the season. Each year, this … Continue reading New Music Greensboro Partners with Collage Chamber Series for Special Concert
Nathanael Rosenberger Staff Writer Carrboro is a strange city. The city’s vicinity to the fist bumping bro-culture that is UNC-Chapel Hill’s student life clashes with the liberal academics that work and go to that institution. This clash creates a strange vibe as far as the social scene goes with independent record stores right across from sports bars so generic in nature that they are literally … Continue reading Concert Review: of Montreal Slays Onstage at the Cat’s Cradle
Sports Staff When you stand at the intersection of a fork in the road, there are two directions that can be taken. There is double the amount at the intersection of a crossroad. And if binge watching Rick and Morty have taught us anything, it is that there are a billion different lives we could have lived if we decided to to go left instead … Continue reading What If…?
Brianna Wilson Staff Writer As someone who works in the field of education, the recent outrage at the unnecessary loss of life in Parkland, Florida on Feb 14, 2018 has been something I have paid close attention to, and it seems I am not the only one. 17 people lost their lives in one of the worst school shootings since Columbine. It seems that what … Continue reading The Case for Arming Teachers
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