Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard became the first player since Kevin Love in 2010 to score 30 points and grab 30 rebounds in a single game, leading Charlotte to a victory over the Nets. However, because he received a technique foul for his 16th of the season, this led to an automatic one game suspension. As he sat on the bench, … Continue reading North Carolina Sports Beat
Shira Snyder Staff Writer On Wednesday, Dr. Sarah Imhoff, of Indiana University’s Religious Studies and Borns Jewish Studies Programs, came to UNCG to present her lecture, “Jewish Men Past and Present: Sexuality and Stereotypes,” on Judaism and how it relates to masculinity. She began by bringing attention to the controversial Tablet article, “The Specifically Jewy Perviness of Harvey Weinstein.” Imhoff dismissed the article’s claim that … Continue reading Dr. Sarah Imhoff Presents an Exploration of Jewish Masculinity
Lauren Summers Staff Writer Whether your wonders are about art, health, society or changing the world, we all have ideas worth sharing that we wonder about. On Thursday, in an event from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., TEDxGreensboro held a forum at Triad Stage showcasing 13 speakers from Greensboro who gave sensational, mind-expanding TED talks that celebrated curiosity and new ideas. The talks covered a … Continue reading Triad Stage Hosts TEDxGreensboro 2018 – Celebrating Curiosity Through ‘Wonder’
Madison Hoffmann Staff Writer Facebook has become even more of a discussion topic than usual this week after news broke that Cambridge Analytica, a data firm connected to President Donald Trump’s campaign to assist in data operations, accessed information from roughly 50 million Facebook users without permission. Cambridge Analytica achieved access to user data through an app used as a research tool that was essentially … Continue reading 50 million Facebook users information leaked
Kolbe Adkins Staff Writer Friday marked the end of Pride Week at the University of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical college, which was a celebration of people in the LGBTQ+ community to come together to celebrate themselves with the rest of the university’s students. During this week, there were a variety of activities held throughout the campus such as tie-dye, movie day, speed friending, mixers … Continue reading North Carolina A&T Ends Pride Week with Talk About LGBTQ+ Representation
Kassandra Travis Staff Writer President Trump is feeling some heat, and I’m not talking physically. The Robert Mueller led special counsel investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election has been moving fast and handing out indictments to many suspected parties, including those associated with Trump’s election campaign. With the evidence proven by Mueller’s recent indictments, coupled with the guilty pleadings and charges, it seems … Continue reading Lies, Pleas and Indictment Heat
Sarah Grace Goolden Staff Writer Personality quizzes have become widely popular, specifically on the social media website Facebook. Most of them seem hardly political and are usually based around the user, which makes them fun to share with family and friends. Unbeknownst to those who have indulged in third-party quizzes and apps, Facebook is now being accused of using these seemingly innocent games to harvest, … Continue reading The Ethical Dilemma of the Facebook Privacy ‘Breach’
Andrew Salmon Staff Writer When it comes to UNCG basketball, it is all about defense. It is a cornerstone of head coach Wes Miller’s philosophy, and it shows both on the court and on the statline. UNCG was sixth in the country in scoring defense this year, and the Spartans won their first SoCon Championship since 2001. The centerpiece of that defense is James Dickey, … Continue reading Recapping the UNCG Basketball Season with James Dickey
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
