Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Today the 1968 MLB season is known as “The Year of the Pitcher,” as the entire season saw entire teams unable to hit or score against the pitching staffs they competed against. To illustrate how poor the hitting was, Boston Red Soxs outfielder Carl Yastrzemski won the American League batting title with a .301 batting average, 11 points higher to his … Continue reading Did You Know?
Sarah Grace Goolden Staff Writer The National People’s Congress of China voted almost unanimously to abolish the previous two year term limit for the presidency. This controversial amendment to their constitution would allow current president, Xi Jinping, who would have been due to give up his position in 2028, to stay in power for as long as he sees fit, theoretically the rest of his … Continue reading Xi Jinping: Not My President
Douglas Burns Staff Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. – The North Carolina Fencing Divisionals were hosted this past weekend at UNCG’s Kaplan Center. Around seven or eight clubs from around North Carolina were present, and here around thirty to forty combatants on the Saturday, when the Carolinian was there. Held in the Multi Activity Court (MAC), the tournament was spread across four strips and a single referee … Continue reading UNCG Hosts NC Divisional Fencing
Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer On Wednesday, the family members of Stephen Hawking told British media that Hawking, world-renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist, died at the age of 76. Hawking led the revival of public interest in science through his publications and public appearances, both filled with heart and a robust sense of understanding for something deeper than man. His New York Times bestseller, “A Brief … Continue reading Stephen Hawking: Scientist, Activist and a Man with Humor
Isaiah Saint Hilaire Staff Writer It is the season of March Madness and with that comes a lot of enjoyment for fans around the state for teams such as Duke and UNC Chapel Hill. In the case of smaller schools, not as much. Fortunately for the UNCG Spartans, they endured a lot of fluctuation for the duration of the 2017-2018 basketball season. In the end, … Continue reading How the NCAA is Perceived on Campus
Chelsea Korynta Staff Writer Greensboro’s LeBauer Park celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day on Saturday with a family-friendly event that truly had something for everyone. From 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., the grounds of Greensboro’s newest downtown park were energized with crowds decked out in traditional Kelly Green for the second-annual Saint Patrick’s Day In The Park festival. This year, Saint Patrick’s Day saw some beautiful spring … Continue reading LeBauer Park Goes Green for Saint Patrick’s Day
Sarah Purnell Staff Writer According to the New York Times, a recent report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention stated that cocaine is the no. 2 killer among illicit drugs, just behind opioids. In addition, an analysis by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute on Drug Abuse found that between 1999 to 2015, overdose deaths among Americans between 20 to 64 … Continue reading Cocaine Becomes No. 2 Killer of Illicit Drugs
Courtney Cordoza Staff Writer With any form of open dialogue, you are bound to run into problems. The main problem with discussing sensitive topics is distinguishing what is too controversial for a person’s current setting. The word used to describe a sensitive subject matter is referred to as being a taboo. As long as no foul or discriminatory language is used, any subject is up … Continue reading Looking at the Great Sexual Awakening
Jamal Sykes Staff Writer We are halfway through the semester, and this is typically the tipping point in which you either maintain your current stride of success or succumb to the pitfalls of stressful midterms and spring break. This is also the point in the semester where those of us who have slacked off aim to change their behaviors in hopes of finishing the semester … Continue reading Maintaining (or Gaining) Productivity and Balance
Andrew Salmon Staff Writer UNCG Baseball Stadium is a fine ballpark. The seats are comfortable. It is spacious and clean, with a wide concrete concourse flanked by an impressive field house to the left and the actual field to the right, leading fans from Stirling Avenue directly into the stadium. The field itself is pristine, tended to by a scrupulous grounds team. The infield soil … Continue reading Let’s Give UNCG Baseball Stadium a Better Name
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