Graduation Time at UNC Greensboro 

Nia Robinson  News Writer  Photo credit: UNCG  UNC Greensboro is now in the last full month of the spring semester. Students have made it past midterms and spring break and are approaching the end of full-semester courses. We can finally say, “It’s graduation time!” Now is the time of the year when graduating UNCG students can say, “I did it!” Students will walk across the … Continue reading Graduation Time at UNC Greensboro 

NASCAR Enters the Piedmont Area 

Brandon Vestri  Sports Writer  Photo credit: Sara D. Davis/Getty Images for NASCAR  Over the past few years, NASCAR has made efforts to embrace the sport’s early days. Proof of the efforts to preserve and restore the early days of grassroots stock car racing is found right here in North Carolina. The NASCAR Cup Series, the organization’s highest level of competition, returned to North Wilkesboro Speedway … Continue reading NASCAR Enters the Piedmont Area 

The Appropriation and Reappropriation of DEI as a Slur 

Myo Thiha  Opinions Editor  Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott. Photo credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images  On March 26, 2024, at 1:28 a.m., a cargo ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, causing the bridge to collapse. The calamity was caught on video, and the initial focus around the incident remained on saving as many people as possible and discovering the cause of the … Continue reading The Appropriation and Reappropriation of DEI as a Slur 

New SCHOTT Pharma Facility Coming to Wilson County 

Sophia Sousa  News Writer  Rendering of planned SCHOTT Pharma manufacturing facility in Wilson, North Carolina. Photo credit: Business Wire  On March 18, Governor Roy Cooper announced that SCHOTT Pharma will build a facility in North Carolina. SCHOTT Pharma is an industrialized drug and delivery system for the pharmaceutical industry guaranteeing medicines are safe and accessible to people around the world. SCHOTT produces more than 25,000 … Continue reading New SCHOTT Pharma Facility Coming to Wilson County 

The O. Henry and O. Henry: How Greensboro’s Hotel Embraces the Writer’s Legacy 

Bronwen K. Bradshaw  Features Writer  Photo credit: Wikipedia.org  O. Henry was a prolific writer known for his short stories such as “The Gift of Magi” and “The Duplicity of Hargraves.” O. Henry was born William Sidney Porter in Greensboro on September 11, 1862. After his mother died when he was three, Porter, with his father and brother, moved into his father’s family home, where his … Continue reading The O. Henry and O. Henry: How Greensboro’s Hotel Embraces the Writer’s Legacy 

Local Music Spotlight: An Interview with Royal Jelly 

Brian Hornfeldt  Social Media Manager  When it comes to local music in Greensboro, my mind immediately goes to Royal Jelly. I’ve had the pleasure of listening to the band perform on several occasions, both live and during rehearsals, and they know how to entertain through their spirited performances and funky tunes.  Photo credit: Brian Hornfeldt  I first heard Royal Jelly perform live at the Oden … Continue reading Local Music Spotlight: An Interview with Royal Jelly 

Royally Irresponsible: Critiquing the House of Windsor 

Liz Hyman  Staff Writer  With all the changes we have faced these days, the royal family has somehow remained mainstream. Though they are an essential part of British culture, it may be time for the Windsor Dynasty to step aside and gracefully bow out of history.    As a simple American, removed from any impact the royal family may have, I can still acknowledge the unity … Continue reading Royally Irresponsible: Critiquing the House of Windsor 

Greensboro’s Growth and Development Trends Report 

Jessi Rae Morton  News Editor  Photo credit: GSO2040  On February 6, 2024, the Greensboro City Planning Department published its Growth and Development Trends Report. Planning Director Sue Schwartz began the report with brief remarks, contextualizing the February 2024 trends in relation to Greensboro’s former reputation. She wrote, “I don’t know how the unflattering moniker “Greens-boring” started back in the early 2000s…Now it is 2024 and … Continue reading Greensboro’s Growth and Development Trends Report 

Booktok: Have Books Always Been a Trend?  

Bronwen K. Bradshaw  Features Writer  Photo credit: Getty Images/Glamour  Social media has lately been enthralled by the aesthetic of books. Perhaps most notable is the BookTok subcommunity on TikTok, where influencers and writers give out their reading recommendations through color coded bookshelves and share photos with books as fashion accessories. According to an article in Today,  book sales have increased the last couple years, where … Continue reading Booktok: Have Books Always Been a Trend?  

The 96th Academy Awards: Everything You Missed 

Veronica Glover  Senior Staff Writer  Photo credit: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented this year’s Oscars ceremony on March 10 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The night was full of surprises and many heart-wrenching and insightful moments. The network moved the ceremony to 7 p.m. EDT from its usual 8 p.m. The 2024 Oscars reached its highest … Continue reading The 96th Academy Awards: Everything You Missed