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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.
Features

Friendly Center Offers a Moment of Bliss with Friendly Pets

Rebecca Pearce Staff Writer Greensboro’s Friendly Pets brings locals and out-of-town visitors the opportunity to be hands-on with their precious animals offered in their store. Located in the Friendly Center, Friendly Pets opened in 1986 has now been celebrating 31 years of business. Friendly Pets is both a pet store and offers pet rescue services, giving back to the community the best they can. This … Continue reading Friendly Center Offers a Moment of Bliss with Friendly Pets

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Industry News, Pro Sports, Sports

The NBA’s Plans Concerning High School Athletes

Antre Stephenson Staff Writer When it comes to the NBA, the NCAA and high school athletes there has always disagreements on what athletes should do and not do. The NBA stopped allowing high school athletes to join the NBA right after high school in 2005. Prior to that, athletes such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard entered the league straight out of high … Continue reading The NBA’s Plans Concerning High School Athletes

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Features

Gun Laws and Mass Shootings

Rufus Simmons Staff Writer Valentine’s Day, a holiday that is meant to symbolize love, was plagued with an event that has become far too common in the present day of the United States: a mass shooting. On Feb. 14, Nikolas Cruz, a high school dropout who, according to the New York Times, was known to be troubled, killed 17 of his former classmates and staff … Continue reading Gun Laws and Mass Shootings

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A & E, arts and entertainment, featured, Reviews

Carol Cole and Using the Feminine Form to Emote Pain and Understanding

Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor Carol Cole: Cast A Clear Light, the newest exhibit housed in the Weatherspoon Art Museum, features an artist’s themed artwork and her corresponding collection. The two-room exhibit, which opened March 3, reveals a timeline of Cole’s artwork as she matured as an artist and collector. She began taking art seriously by her late 20s, after enrolling in a class … Continue reading Carol Cole and Using the Feminine Form to Emote Pain and Understanding

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Features, Reviews

Review: ‘Grace and Frankie’ Season 4

Catie Byrner Features Editor Since its premiere on May 8, 2015, the Netflix original series, “Grace and Frankie” has amassed a cult following. Season one was largely defined by the shocking and humorous nature of its plot; Jane Fonda’s Grace Hanson and Lily Tomlin’s Frankie Bergstein are bound together through the discovery that their husbands, Robert and Sol, (Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston) are not … Continue reading Review: ‘Grace and Frankie’ Season 4

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featured, Features

Managing Time and Sanity During A Crisis

Benjamin Pulgar-Guzman Staff Writer In college, a crisis can have a big impact and ultimately change the course of your plans drastically. In a week where there were not many events happening on campus and everyone went their separate ways to enjoy their spring break, I personally hit a huge wall. My parents abruptly left to Chile for my grandmother who was getting ill very … Continue reading Managing Time and Sanity During A Crisis

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Editorials, Opinions

The Death of Print Media

Krysten Heberly Opinions Editor From a young age, I’ve always known that I wanted to be a writer. Perhaps it was because I’ve always talked way too much, or perhaps it was the allure of a solitary life and rampant alcoholism. Either way, I have chosen a life of writing, for better or for worse. This was a declaration that was once met with excitement. … Continue reading The Death of Print Media

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Features

How Spring Break Contributes to Beach Pollution and What We Can Do

Lauren Summers Staff Writer For many college students, spring break is a time to kick back and relax after a stressful first half of a semester. During the month of March, popular cities like Miami, Panama City Beach, Myrtle Beach and more see a large amount of tourism from college students going to celebrate their break. Although the flock of spring breakers to these beaches … Continue reading How Spring Break Contributes to Beach Pollution and What We Can Do

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News, Politics

The Battle Over Gun Control Continues

Nathanael Rosenberger Staff Writer By now it is a regrettably familiar cycle in the United States. In the wake of a mass shooting in Florida, our society seems to have no other focus than the question of how we should regulate firearms. Usually this period lasts three or so months before we move our collective focus onto some other topic, leaving the victims of these … Continue reading The Battle Over Gun Control Continues

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Campus Sports, Men's Basketball, Sports

UNCG Wins SoCon, Advances to NCAA Tournament

Andrew Salmon Staff Writer ASHEVILLE N.C. – Four years ago, in 2014, when UNCG’s now-accomplished class of seniors were just freshmen, UNCG went 11-22. Losses included a 23-point home defeat vs the Tar Heels, and season sweeps at the hands of both East Tennessee State University and Wofford. The season ended with an 18-point thrashing at the hands of the Wofford Terriers How fitting it … Continue reading UNCG Wins SoCon, Advances to NCAA Tournament

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